Interesting
Lunar Eclipse in Dallas Texas
Super Blood Wolf Moon? It's the 1st full
moon in Jan, while the moon is closest to Earth in orbit and while it's being
eclipsed. Which is why is appearing in
red color, bigger and closer to the Earth!
Totality will occur around 9:00 to 10: 30 pm on January 20, 2019. Some clouds
moving in from the north may limit viewing. The moon passes into the Earth's
shadow as the Super Blood Wolf Moon, the only eclipse of 2019, happens over Dallas
on Sunday, January 20, 2019. (Photo by Kellsey
Ayllon, Nautilus News (Photo by Hallsten Ayllon, Nautilus News | MAAB © 2019)
By Marco
Ayllon
January
21, 2019
Dallas
Entertainment and Event News
Yesterday on a cold night in Dallas city at North Texas of United States, the weather was cold with 5 degrees Celsius (35 F) and our children had fun outside watching the lunar eclipse, they learned by viewing, and approached closer using their cams in this attractive lunar eclipse. We had the opportunity to view a ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’ lit up the sky on Sunday night as the last lunar eclipse of the year made its appearance.
In United States, the eclipse was referred
to as a “super blood moon” – “super” because the moon will be very close to the
Earth in its orbit during the full moon and “blood” because the total lunar
eclipse will give the moon a reddish hue color. The “wolf” name comes from
Native American beliefs and traditions, marking the howling of wolves on cold
winter nights.
January’s Wolf Moon isn’t the only full
moon with a traditional Native American name.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, moon names are:
January – Full Wolf Moon
February – Full Snow Moon
March – Full Worm Moon
April – Full Pink Moon
May – Full Flower Moon
June – Full Strawberry Moon
July – Full Buck Moon
August – Full Sturgeon Moon
September – Full Corn Moon
October – Full Hunter Moon
November – Full Beaver Moon
December – Full Cold Moon
Why did
the moon look red?
Viewing from our Dallas home, the moon
appeared to have taken on a reddish hue due to the Earth’s atmosphere. As the
sunlight passed through the Earths atmosphere, its small molecules scattered
blue light, which is why the sky and the moon appeared in blue color before. According
to NASA, this leaves behind mostly red light that refracts into the Earth’s
shadow. We could appreciate and see the red light during an eclipse as it falls
onto the moon in Earth’s shadow.
Here’s a
look at some of the best photos and images of the Super Blood Wolf Moon 2019:
