(WWJ) – If you look up in the night sky Wednesday evening, you’ll see what’s known as the “Full Cold Moon” or the “Long Nights Moon.”
But we’ll be getting more of a show than just a full moon. Mars is going to “photobomb” the moon.
On a new edition of “All Over the Space,” WWJ’s Erin Vee learns from Mike Murray of the Delta College Planetarium just what that means.
“It just so happens the full moon that night is going to cover over the planet moon for about an hour and it will be seen from Michigan,” Murray said.
“That’s called an occultation, and what it means is, if the moon, in any phase, covers something bright like an exceptionally bright star or a planet, that’s a pretty notable event, and you’ll get to see Mars ‘blink out,’” he said.
The lunar occultation is expected to happen sometime around 9:40 p.m. in Metro Detroit, according to Murray.
Right before Mars “blinks out” of view, if you were to be taking a picture of the moon, it would look like Mars is “photobombing” the moon.
About an hour after Mars disappears under the lower left side of the moon, it will reappear on the lower right side, according to Murray.
Also on this episode, they talk about the ball of fire that was spotted over Metro Detroit last week and all the upcoming events at the planetarium.
More information on the Delta College Planetarium in Bay City can be found online. Follow the planetarium on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news and updates.
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