Parts of Iowa Getting Ready for ‘Rare Astronomical Event’
It'll be quite the cosmic trifecta in the skies over parts of Iowa this week.
According to NASA, a harvest moon, supermoon, and partial lunar eclipse will all be visible in Western parts of the Hawkeye State, beginning Tuesday (September 17) night.
Here's the timetable:
- 7:41 PM: The lunar eclipse begins when the moon enters the Earth's partial shadow
- 9:13 PM: The top edge of the moon begins entering the full shadow
- 9:44 PM: The eclipse's peak occurs with eight percent of the moon in the Earth's full shadow
- 10:16 PM: The moon exits the full shadow
- 11:47 PM: The moon exits the partial shadow
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The Harvest Moon is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox (September 22), making it a supermoon, which appears larger and brighter in the night sky.
After this week, Iowa's next scheduled eclipse is a total lunar eclipse, March 14, 2025.
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