(WWJ) – On Tuesday polls will open on election day at 7 a.m. in most places across the eastern U.S. But just hours before, there will be a show in the sky – a total lunar eclipse.
“Some people say because this is a total lunar eclipse that’s happening on election day, it’s perfect timing for some lunacy,” Mike Murray of the Delta College Planetarium told WWJ’s Erin Vee on the latest edition of “All Over the Space”
The eclipse – the last we’ll see on this side of the world until 2025 – is expected to be in totality from about 5:15-6:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to Murray.
A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow and it will “appear as though the moon is getting engulfed in the Earth’s shadow,” Murray said.
“And then when the moon is totally eclipsed, it doesn’t look completely dark. It has this reddish-orange glow to it, which is why some people refer to it as a blood moon,” Murray said.
He says getting up early to see the eclipse will be worth it, and using binoculars will help enhance the experience because you’ll be able to see a lot of the moon’s features, even with the reddish glow.
After explaining just why this show in the sky is happening, Murray and Vee had a little fun coming up with a soundtrack for your eclipse viewing enjoyment.
She even created a lunar eclipse playlist on Spotify, featuring of course Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest, the Frank Sinatra classic “Fly Me to the Moon” and more.
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