Skywatchers around the world were treated to a rare today Jan. While this was the first time in over 150 years that this particular type of eclipse has happened in the U. This next immediate — when the moon appears to turn red as it passes through Earth's dark inner shadow, or the umbra — will occur later this year on July 27. But that eclipse won't be visible from North America. However, much of the rest of the world — South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia — will have a great view of that eclipse. Observers in some parts of Europe, Africa pictures of the lunar eclipse today Asia will also be able to see at least some portion of this eclipse. Credit: While today's Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse was best viewed from the West Coast because, farther east, the moon was below the horizon for much of the eclipsethe 2019 one will be visible in its entirety from coast to coast. The lunar eclipse on Jan. This means that the moon will be at perigee, or the point in its elliptical orbit at which it is closest to Earth. However, the difference is hardly noticeable to casual stargazers. One difference between today's eclipse and the one happening next year is that the next one will not be a. Astronomers have two different definitions for Blue Moons: They can be the second full moon in one month or the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. The next time that will happen is on March 31. On July 27, 2018, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from South America, Europe, Africa, Pictures of the lunar eclipse today and Australia. The year 2019 will see one more lunar eclipse, a partial eclipse on July 16 of that year, and will be followed by four relatively minor penumbral eclipses where the moon passes through the outer edge of the Earth's shadow, called the penumbra in 2020. After that, the next total lunar eclipse will be May 26. We'll have to wait another decade before the next Blue Blood Moon, which will happen on Dec. That lunar eclipse will be visible over all of Asia and much of Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. The next Super Blue Blood Moon won't happen until Jan. Eclipses of the lunar variety are certainly not the only eclipses we have to look forward to this year. We're just two weeks away from and the first solar eclipse of 2018. Then on July 13, another partial solar eclipse will be visible south of Australia. The third solar eclipse of the year will also be only a partial eclipse, and it can be seen from northern Europe, northern Asia and parts of eastern Asia. Editor's note: If you captured an amazing photo or video of the total lunar eclipse and would like to share it with Space. Email Hanneke Weitering at hweitering space. She's a self-proclaimed science geek from the South with a passion for all things out of this world. She has previously written for Scholastic, MedPage Today, Scienceline, and Oak Ridge National Lab. To keep up with Hanneke's latest work, follow her onor.
