The total Lunar Eclipse will begin at 11:29 p.m. (Eastern time) on May 15-16. It may not be very dramatic in the US. And the best views will be in Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Across the Eastern US, the eclipse will begin during the late evening hours of Sunday, the 15th, while in the Western US, the eclipse will have already begun as the Moon rises.
Totality will last 85 minutes. During the eclipse, the Moon should turn bright red.
New Moon Rising, stars falling
The new moon arrives on May 30. And on May 31 another meteor show should appear.
The time to look up is 10 p.m. Pacific standard time in the Western US. And in the Eastern US, 1 a.m. Eastern standard time is when the rare meteor shower should appear.
Skywatchers should be looking for a possible rare new meteor shower. The Earth passes through debris that was shed by the tiny comet Schwassmann-Wachmann-3.
In 1995, astronomers were surprised to see the core of this comet break up into four separate pieces. And it released a cloud of dusty material into space. The amount of space debris the Earth may encounter is still unknown.
