Your fireworks display may be canceled this Fourth of July weekend, but the universe will nonetheless provide a show in the sky.
Saturday night and early Sunday morning, the full moon will graze Earth’s shadow, creating what astronomers call a “penumbral lunar eclipse.” Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America and all of South America.
The show will begin Saturday at 11:07 p.m. EDT and last until 1:52 EDT on July 5. The best time to look will be about 12:30 a.m. EDT. If you look at the full moon during that time and the skies are clear, you may notice that it’s slightly darker than usual.
The western US should have clear skies, as should much of Texas and parts of the Midwest. Clouds may be a problem across the Deep South, New England, and parts of the central US, however.
According to the report, observant people will recognize the shadow, while others won’t notice anything at all.
To recap: if you want to see the penumbral lunar eclipse, you need to be up at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Your skies need to be clear. And you need to be observant. If you do not meet all three criteria, the show will go on without you.
How to see it and why it matters
Therein lies a spiritual principle worth remembering today.
These are the most stressful days in my memory. We have faced economic crises, health challenges, political divisiveness, and racial tensions in the past, but never all at the same time. In radio interviews and personal conversations, I am often asked how we can continue to believe that God is all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful when his world is so broken. How can we find him in days when we need him most?
Today’s news about the coming lunar eclipse reminds us, however, that our perceptions do not change reality.
The eclipse will happen, whether you are living in a part of the world that can see it or not. It will go forward, whether you are up to see it or…
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