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Skywatchers across the continental U.S. will be treated to a total lunar eclipse overnight on Jan. 20-21st. This will be the first lunar eclipse of 2019 and the last total lunar eclipse until 2021. It coincides with the year's first full moon — a "wolf moon

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The "Wolf" moon according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, Native Americans called the January full moon the "wolf" moon because it appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages.

This is the first of three supermoons in 2019. The others will be on Feb. 19 and March 21. Of these, the Feb. 19 full moon will be the closest and largest full supermoon of 2019.

 A supermoon occurs when the full moon is at the closest point of its orbit to the Earth, which is also called the perigee. 

 

"Blood" moon. That is just the reddish color the moon will appear during the total lunar eclipse. Indeed, the moon won't turn black or vanish from the sky; instead it will appear to be a "reddish copper color

The eclipse will be visible across North and South America, as well as in parts of western Europe and Africa. Skywatchers in other parts of Africa, Europe and Asia will see a partial eclipse.

Starting at 9:36 p.m. EST Jan. 20, skywatchers will notice a "little notch is taken out of the moon," At 10:34 p.m., it moves into a partial eclipse, and starting at 11:41 p.m., the full eclipse begins; a maximum eclipse occurs at 12:12 a.m. Jan. 21. The total eclipse ends at 12:44 a.m.

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