'BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE'
Is the lunar eclipse visible in Hawaii?
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Will the May 2021 lunar eclipse be visible in Hawaii?
The will be visible across the Pacific on Wednesday, May 26.
According to Nasa's project scientist for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Noah Petro, “has the best seat in the house and then short of that will be and the Pacific Northwest”.
The from the western half of North America, bottom of South America and eastern Asia.
Hawaii will have the best view of the total phase which will be visible in the contiguous US at 1.11 am HST.
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and also will have breathtaking views of the .
The whole thing will last about five hours but the total eclipse will only happen for 15 minutes.
People on the Hawaiian Islands should step outside between 1.11am and 1.26am to see the best part.
Unfortunately, people on the East Coast of the US, Europe, Africa, and western Asia will not be in position to see the eclipse.
However, as the will be closer to Earth, it will be made to appear to everyone.
Lunar experts believe that the Moon will be more than 220,000 miles away at its fullest.
The April 2021 , by contrast, was 96 miles more distant.
What is a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse happens when Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun.
The reddish-orange color is projected as all the sunrises and sunsets in the atmosphere are reflected on to the surface of the eclipsed moon.
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A lunar eclipse can occur only when the Moon is full and can only be seen from Earth at night.
It happens when the Moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth and although the Moon is in Earth's shadow, some sunlight reaches the moon.
The last lunar eclipse was January 2019, with the next total eclipse not expected until May 2022.
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