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what's up for may

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this month a rocky planet roundup and a

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super

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blood moon eclipse

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beginning mid-may if you can find a

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clear view toward the western horizon

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you'll have an opportunity to see all

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four

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of the rocky inner planets of our solar

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system at the same time

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with your own eyes starting around may

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14th

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cast your gaze to the west about half an

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hour after sunset local time

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to see if you can spot mercury venus and

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mars

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and well earth is kind of hard to miss

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to see

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near the horizon you need an

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unobstructed view free of nearby trees

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and buildings

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some of the best places for this are the

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shores of lakes or the beach

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open plains or high up on a mountain or

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tall building

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in addition to the planet from around

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the 14th through the 17th

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the crescent moon joins the party for a

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lovely planetary tableau

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now venus will be really low in the sky

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it'll be easier to observe on its own

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later in the summer

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but for now take advantage of this

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opportunity to observe all of the inner

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planets in a single view

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may 26th brings a total lunar eclipse

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over several hours the moon will pass

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through earth's shadow

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causing it to darken and usually become

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reddish in color

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the red color comes from sunlight

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filtering through earth's atmosphere a

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ring of light created by all the

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sunrises and sunsets happening around

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our planet at that time

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because of the reddish color a lunar

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eclipse is often called

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a blood moon just how red it will look

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is hard to predict

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but dust in the atmosphere can have an

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effect and keep in mind there have been

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a couple of prominent

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volcanic eruptions recently lunar

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eclipses take place when the moon is

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full and this full moon happens when the

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moon is also near the closest point to

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earth in its orbit

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often called a super moon unlike solar

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eclipses which you should never look at

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it's safe to view lunar eclipses with

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your eyes and

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unlike solar eclipses which tend to have

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a narrower viewing path

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lunar eclipses are at least partly

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visible from anywhere on the planet's

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night side

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now eclipses happen at the same moment

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no matter where you are on earth but the

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time your clock reads during the eclipse

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depends of course

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on your time zone the best viewing for

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this eclipse is in the pacific rim

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that's the western parts of the americas

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australia and new zealand

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and eastern asia for the u.s the best

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viewing will be in hawaii

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alaska and the western states for the

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the eclipse begins for you during dawn

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twilight

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you may be able to observe the first

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part of the eclipse as the moon just

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starts to darken but the moon will be

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near or on the horizon as earth's shadow

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begins to cover it

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the farther west you are the more of the

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eclipse you'll be able to see before the

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moon sets that morning

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those in the western half of the country

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will be able to see almost the entire

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eclipse so if you're in the path of this

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eclipse

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check your local times for the best

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viewing near you and if you're in the

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u.s be prepared to get up early if you

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want to see this rare celestial event

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a super blood moon eclipse

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you can catch up on all of nasa's

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missions to explore the solar system and

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beyond at nasa.gov

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i'm preston dykes from nasa's jet