Central Ohio total lunar eclipse: Send NBC4 your amazing 'worm moon' photos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio residents woke up early Friday morning, or stayed up late overnight Thursday, to witness a total lunar eclipse in Central Ohio.
The March full moon is called the “worm moon,” and when there is a total lunar eclipse, the moon is called a blood moon.
The total lunar eclipse was well underway by 2:26 a.m., and the moon had a nice red tint to it, with the maximum of the eclipse occurring at around 2:58 a.m., when the moon appeared most red. We then started to see the opposite happing as the moon worked out of the Earth’s shadow. The total lunar eclipse ended at 3:31 a.m., and the partial was over at around 4:47 a.m.
Lunar eclipse photos from central Ohio and beyond
Residents from all over central Ohio and even out of state sent in captured images of the "worm moon" throughout the night and into Friday morning.
What is a total lunar eclipse/what causes it?
According to NBC4 Storm Team 4’s Dave Mazza, because the Earth will get in the way of the sunlight from the moon, it causes the moon to appear darker at the moment of the eclipse. Now, there will be light that is filtered through the Earth’s atmosphere from the sun. Some of the colors of light will be filtered out, but the wavelengths of light that do make it through, reds/oranges, will bend around and still be allowed to illuminate the moon.
How long do I have to wait for the next total lunar eclipse?
It depends. Are you willing to travel to see it? If so, you can travel to most locations in Asia, and parts of Europe to see the next total lunar eclipse in September of this year. A year from now, the west coast of the U.S. will have a visible total lunar eclipse. In late June of 2029, the total lunar eclipse will be visible on the east coast of the US, but will not be total in Ohio
Mazza says if you are staying home in Ohio, according to NASA, the next total lunar eclipse here in Ohio will occur in January 2047 . As we all know, January is one of our cloudiest, and coldest months, so if you wanted to see a total lunar eclipse at home, I might put a bit more effort into Friday morning’s event, vs waiting for 22 years in January.
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