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Early-Morning, Super, Blue Lunar Eclipse (that neither blue nor that much bigger...)

A total lunar eclipse can be an eerie sight, as the Moon grows dark and red. The early morning of Jan. 31 marks the first total lunar eclipse visible in the United States since 2015; early morning risers across the central and western United States can see a total lunar eclipse before sunrise.  Jan. 31 will also be the second full Moon this month, making it a “Blue Moon.” It is also right after the Moon's closest point in its orbit around Earth, qualifying it as a Supermoon!

Here's Information from https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/abilene about the Eclipse in our area:

4:51 am, Wed, Jan 31- Penumbral Eclipse begins
Map direction West 270°,  32.2° above horizon

5:48 am, Wed, Jan 31 - Partial Eclipse begins
Map direction West 277°, 20.6° above horizon

6:51 am, Wed, Jan 31 - Total Eclipse begins
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 284°, 7.9°

7:29 am,  Wed, Jan 31 - Maximum Eclipse
Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 289°, 0.8°

7:34 am , Wed, Jan 31 - Moonset



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