A total lunar eclipse will occur over the Chicago area and much of North America on Sunday, May 15. The eclipse will be visible in Chicago starting at 8:32 p.m., weather permitting.
The eclipse will reach its peak between 10:30 p.m. and midnight, and the eclipse will end at 1:50 p.m. on May 16.
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon, blocking direct sunlight and covering the moon in shadow. The moon will appear to turn red, orange, or gray.
A total lunar eclipse occurs every two and a half years.
Adler will host a free outdoor lunar eclipse event on May 15, from 9 p.m. to midnight, weather permitting. The telescope will be available and available for guest use, and the Adler crew will be available to answer questions. Free reservation is required at Ticket.adlerplanetarium.org.
The red color comes from the way light waves travel through Earth’s atmosphere. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns red because the only sunlight that reaches the moon passes through our atmosphere and is scattered by dust and clouds, just as it is at sunset.
The eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, according to Space.com, and will follow the second total lunar eclipse in 2022 on November 8, and be visible at least part of Asia, Australia and the north. America, parts of Europe and most of South America.
NASA maintains a list of predicted lunar eclipses through the year 2100.
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