‘Super flower blood moon’ lunar eclipse happens Sunday. Here’s where to watch it in KC
Start picking out your favorite spots for stargazing because a lunar eclipse will be happening this weekend, giving you a chance to see the “blood moon.”
The “super flower blood moon” will occur Sunday night and should be visible in the Kansas City area providing that the weather cooperates.
The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium will be holding a free telescope viewing of the total lunar eclipse near the historic Lamp Post Clock and Henry Wollman Bloch Fountain at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road.
Planetarium manager Patrick Hess and the planetarium team will set up for telescope viewing beginning at 8:30 p.m. A partial eclipse will be visible at that time.
The total eclipse will start around 10:30 p.m. People will be able to take turns viewing the moon through a telescope.
The “super flower blood moon” is three celestial events occurring at the same time. A full moon in May is known as the flower moon because of the flowers that bloom during the month.
A supermoon is when a the moon’s orbit is the closet to the Earth. The full moon looks bigger and brighter than a normal full moon. There will be four supermoons this year with Sunday’s being the first.
A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse. The moon takes on a reddish hue as it is fully obscured by the Earth’s shadow.
People looking to attend the telescope viewing are encouraged to check the planetarium’s Facebook page on Sunday to make sure the viewing is happening as planned and there are no weather-related issues like excessive clouds or rain that causes it to be canceled.
This story was originally published May 12, 2022 at 8:07 AM.
