South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.
A total lunar eclipse graces the night skies during the first blood moon of the year, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, May 15.This is because another event was also taking place: a super Moon. This happens when the celestial body is closest to Earth in its orbit. This confluence of events has led last night's eclipse to be dubbed the Super Flower Blood Moon of May 2022.
In total, the eclipse lasted some five hours, with totality lasting about 85 minutes. This is longer compared to most, Ernest Wright, graphics system specialist at NASA, says. "It has a lot to do with whether or not it [the moon] is going through the middle of the shadow or kind of skimming along the edge," he told viewers tuning into"This eclipse is in the top 25% of eclipses for duration so we're pretty close to the middle."
People in Central and South America, along with the eastern part of the continental United States got the best show — blood moon and all.Lightning strikes beneath tonight's total
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