UK to See Blood Moon as Partial Lunar Eclipse Peaks on August 28
UK skywatchers could see a Blood Moon on August 28 as a partial lunar eclipse turns up to 90% of the Moon reddish.
The United Kingdom will witness a partial lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, on the early hours of Friday, August 28. This celestial event will occur as the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, causing part of the full Moon, the Sturgeon Moon, to pass through Earth's shadow. The eclipse begins at 3:33 a.m. British Summer Time (BST) in London, with the Moon entering the umbra, Earth's darkest shadow, and reaching its maximum at 5:12 a.m., when about 90 percent of the Moon will be inside the umbra.
The Moon is expected to set around 6:15 a.m. in London, making the viewing opportunity end shortly after. The reddish glow of the Blood Moon occurs due to sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere and scattering blue wavelengths, allowing more red wavelengths to reach the lunar surface and be reflected back toward Earth.
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