Magic! Total lunar eclipse, Leonid meteor shower to Uranus, NASA reveals when to watch
November is here and it is going to offer a great skywatching month. A total lunar eclipse, the moon and planets, and the Leonid meteor shower, NASA has revealed about all the events that are going to take place up in the sky this month. "What's Up this month? A total lunar eclipse is on the way to provide a little celestial magic early on the morning of November 8th," NASA Solar System tweeted. Here are the details you need to know:
People will be able to witness a total lunar eclipse, early on the morning of November 8, 2022. The eclipse will be visible to viewers in North America, the Pacific region, Australia, and Eastern Asia – anywhere the Moon is above the horizon while the eclipse is happening.
"For observers in the Eastern time zone of the U.S. and Canada, the partial eclipse begins a little after 4 a.m. It reaches full eclipse about 5:15 local time, and the Moon then sets while still in eclipse for you. For observers on the West Coast of North America, that translates to the partial eclipse beginning just after 1 a.m., and reaching full eclipse by about 2:15 a.m. You'll be able to see the entire eclipse unfold before sunrise, weather permitting, as the Moon exits the dark part of Earth's shadow (called the umbra) a few minutes before 5 a.m.," NASA said.
It further informed that during a lunar eclipse, you will likely notice that you can see a lot more faint stars, as the full moon dims to a dull red.
Notably, during this eclipse, viewers with binoculars can spy an extra treat – the ice giant planet Uranus will be visible just a finger's width away from the eclipsed Moon.
In the pre-dawn hours of November 11, you will find the Moon directly between Mars and bright bluish-white star Elnath. Elnath is the second
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