Greetings from the Amazon River aboard Cruise Ship Azamara Journey! On Thursday night, the D.C. region will be witness to the beginning of a total lunar eclipse of the full worm moon.
The forecast for the area overnight, unfortunately, calls for clouds. But, there may be some breaks in the clouds 鈥� avid sky watchers refer to these as 鈥渟ucker holes鈥� 鈥� so it is worth looking. Trust me, seeing an eclipsed moon among, and even in, thin clouds can be an awesome sight.
If you are clouded out, you can starting at 1 a.m. Friday.
The most difficult part of seeing it for many will be trying to stay awake.
The partial eclipse will begin just after 1 a.m. Friday and the total eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m. Maximum eclipse occurs at 2:58 a.m. and the total eclipse will end at 3:31 a.m. At 4:47 a.m., the partial eclipse ends.
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As a reminder, you can get the scoop on March skies here.
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