September 28th Supermoon Lunar Eclipse

On September 28, the world will witness an astronomical event that hasn’t happened since 1982: a supermoon lunar eclipse.

16:38 21 September 2015

On September 28, the moon will reach its full phase as it hits its closest approach to Earth resulting in a supermoon lunar eclipse. It is an astronomical event that last took place in 1982.

 

Noah Petro, deputy project scientist for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, explained: "When the moon is farthest away it’s known as apogee, and when it’s closest it’s known as perigee. On Sept. 28, we’re going to have a perigee full moon—the closest full moon of the year.”

 

The moon will be at its brightest at around 2am on the morning of September 28. This will be followed by a second lunar phenomenon as the moon falls completely within the Earth’s showdown as it passes. As it blocks the light from the sun, the moon will turn reddish, reflecting the sunsets and sunrises happening on Earth.

 

This is the fourth Blood Moon of the year and contrary to what biblical theorists say, scientists insist that the phenomenon will not signal the end of the world.

 

Petro said: "The only thing that will happen on Earth during an eclipse is that people will wake up the next morning with neck pain because they spent the night looking up.