Iran Press/America: According to NASA, the appearance of special 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' is because the moon was at perigee, closest point to Earth in its orbit.
Part of the moon was obscured by Earth’s shadow as a total lunar eclipse began on Sunday in Miami. In early Monday morning as the full moon turned coppery red during a total lunar eclipse. It was the only total lunar eclipse of the year, as the moon gets swallowed by Earth’s shadow.
Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the moon moseys between the sun and the Earth, it’s our planet that slides between the sun and the moon during a total lunar eclipse. As the Earth blocks the sun, only slivers of light make it through the planet’s atmosphere and to the moon.
'Super Blood Wolf Moon'
That ring of light is made up of every sunrise and sunset happening on Earth at that moment in time. It’s the same light that makes the moon look red to those of us on Earth during the eclipse.
'Super Blood Wolf Moon'
This eclipse was visible in the night sky across North and South America. Sky watchers in parts of Europe and Africa saw part of or the entire eclipse in their predawn skies.
'Super Blood Wolf Moon'
Why is it being called a ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’?
Super
The term 'supermoon'” has come to loosely mean a full moon near perigee, or the point when it is closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit. Normally when this happens, most people can’t tell, as the moon appears only slightly bigger than it does any other night.
Blood
This is an embellishment of the coppery-red tint that the moon takes on during any lunar eclipse. Sometimes it’s more brown.
Wolf
The 'wolf' title has been attributed to the Native Americans’ name for January’s full moon.
What else is happening in the sky this year?
There are two more 'supermoons' on Feb. 19 and March 21 this year, though neither will be a blood moon. 101/211 /205
