SASKATOON – Here’s how the “blood moon” looked in Saskatchewan Sunday night as people took to the outdoors to watch the lunar eclipse. It was a cool and clear night for watching the moon at its closest point during its monthly orbit or a “super moon.”
People took full advantage of the rare opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) campus observatory from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. CT.
The moon was situated very low in the eastern sky, just two degrees above the horizon as the Earth’s shadow begins to cover the moon’s diameter. In the first phase of the eclipse, the moon gradually disappeared as it moved behind the Earth.
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During the total phase of the eclipse, it turned brownish red in colour. This lasted from around 8:11 to 9:23 p.m. CT, with partial eclipses visible an hour before and after.
The brownish red hue then faded as the moon emerged from the shadow of the Earth.
This was the second total lunar eclipse of 2015, but the last one visible in the Saskatoon region until 2018. The next super moon eclipse won’t occur for almost two decades.
Anyone with photos can email them to saskatoon@globalnews.ca.
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