{"id":17545,"date":"2021-05-26T00:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/how-to-maximize-your-chances-of-seeing-the-supermoon-total-lunar-eclipse\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T00:47:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:47:23","slug":"how-to-maximize-your-chances-of-seeing-the-supermoon-total-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/how-to-maximize-your-chances-of-seeing-the-supermoon-total-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"How to maximize your chances of seeing the Supermoon total lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Surrounded by stars, the eclipsed moon turns red over Mount Baker in 2019. (GeekWire Photo \/ Kevin Lisota)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The only total lunar eclipse of 2021 will also be one of the shortest total lunar eclipses in recent years, lasting just less than 15 minutes. And it\u2019s not exactly the easiest one to see in the Seattle area, due to its timing as well as the weather.<\/p>\n

Earth\u2019s shadow will start creeping across the full moon\u2019s disk at 1:47 a.m. PT on Wednesday, and the eclipse will reach totality at 4:11 a.m. Because this particular eclipse has the moon passing so close to the edge of Earth\u2019s umbra \u2014 that is, the shadow\u2019s darkest part \u2014 the moon starts brightening up again at 4:25 a.m. in the dawn\u2019s early light.<\/p>\n

The forecast for Western Washington poses even more of a challenge for skywatchers. \u201cConditions not looking favorable at this time,\u201d the National Weather Service\u2019s Seattle bureau told me in a tweet. Even if it\u2019s not actually raining, overcast skies could well spoil the view.<\/p>\n

\u201cBest advice at this time is to a) get some elevation above low clouds or b) go east of the Cascade crest,\u201d forecasters said.<\/p>\n