Perhaps, one motivation for extraterrestrial beings to explore Earth could be witnessing a solar eclipse. Our specific location within the universe allows for a remarkable alignment between the Sun and Moon, resulting in a stunning display of cosmic geometry.
The Sun, surprisingly, is approximately 400 times larger than the Moon, but it’s also roughly 400 times more distant from us. This peculiar alignment makes it almost as if they were of identical size when they happen to align perfectly. It’s only on Earth that we witness a near-perfect total eclipse, be it solar or lunar. Regardless of the type, these celestial events never fail to leave us in awe with their breathtaking spectacle.
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During a solar eclipse, it’s the Moon that creates a vast shadow on a relatively limited area of Earth. However, during a lunar eclipse, the Earth casts its shadow over the entire surface of the Moon. When everything aligns perfectly, the Moon gets bathed in a reddish glow, which we affectionately call a blood Moon.
This coming week, on the night of March 13 or the dawn of March 14 (depending on your location), you’ll get an opportunity to witness one for yourself.
Why blood Moons happen during a total lunar eclipse
During a total lunar eclipse, Earth moves into the Moon’s umbra (the deepest part of its shadow), causing the Sun to be obscured except for its corona. This situation mirrors a striking event during a total lunar eclipse when the Moon changes from its typical mottled gray appearance to a foreboding red tint.
The occurrence shares a common principle with why we see the sky as blue and experience rainbows. Just like when light passes through a prism, splitting white light into its various colors, a spectrum of colors is produced; this is what we call a rainbow. A similar process takes place when sunlight travels through Earth’s atmosphere.
As I gaze upon the radiant orb we call the Sun, I marvel at how each glimmer that graces our planet first travels through the vast expanse of our atmosphere. Along its journey, air molecules gently scatter the lighter blues from the spectrum, while allowing the deeper reds to continue uninterrupted. This is why sunrises and sunsets dazzle us with their vibrant hues, and why our sky adorns itself in a serene blue.
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon receives only the light that trickles through the Earth’s atmosphere from its edges. The blue light is dispersed into the daytime sky, while the red light continues to reach the Moon’s surface. This causes the Moon to appear reddish because it’s illuminated by a planetary phenomenon equivalent to many sunrises and sunsets happening simultaneously.
How to see the March 2025 blood Moon lunar eclipse
On March 2025, a total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood Moon, will be observable from Earth’s Western Hemisphere. This means that regions such as the western part of South America and almost all of North America will get to see this event. Areas lying east or west may witness a partial lunar eclipse, even though they won’t have the full view.
In contrast to a solar eclipse, which necessitates safety measures like special glasses, pinhole cameras, or specific devices for observation, a lunar eclipse is safe to observe with your bare eyes, given clear weather conditions.
Initially, when the Moon starts crossing into Earth’s shadow, it will gradually lose some of its brightness. Once it moves fully into the umbra, you’ll notice a dark disk slowly covering the Moon’s surface. Continuing this journey, the shadow will eventually envelop the entire Moon, causing it to take on a coppery hue.
During roughly an hour, the red hue will disappear, the dark circle will depart from the Moon’s surface, and the eclipse will conclude. In total, it will span around six hours, but the most captivating moment will be during totality, which is expected to occur between 2:26 a.m. and 3:31 a.m. ET on Thursday morning. Make sure to check local times to determine when the eclipse occurs in your specific location.
It’s possible that you could run into Harry Vanderspeigle (the star of Resident Alien, currently streaming on SYFY), along with other alien misfits, as they take in the lunar spectacle.
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