Rare Supermoon/Eclipse Tonight, Viewing Party in Pueblo
The Southern Colorado Astronomical Society will be hosting a Total Lunar Eclipse/Supermoon viewing party, beginning at 6:00 pm Sunday (09/27/15) night at the CSU-Pueblo Observatory/Raptor Center parking lot.
This is open to the public and free of charge.
The society will have telescopes and astronomical binoculars on hand for all to view the moon as it dives deep into the shadow of our planet.
SCAS members will be on hand to discuss the lunar eclipse as well as other astronomical topics.
The eclipse begins at 8:11 pm Mountain Time (10:11 pm, on the East Coast).
The total lunar eclipse will share the stage with a so-called supermoon Sunday night or early Monday, depending where you are.
That combination hasn’t been seen since 1982 and won’t happen again until 2033.
When a full or new moon makes its closest approach to Earth, that’s a supermoon. Although still 222,000 miles away, this full moon will look bigger and brighter than usual.
The full eclipse of the moon will last more than an hour and be visible, weather permitting, from North and South America, Europe, Africa and western Asia.
