https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:12:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302742 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:50:29 +0000 Greentea 2302742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! Cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302680 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:54:52 +0000 hellobeeboston 2302680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I'm going on 5 days overdue so maybe this babe is waiting for the super moon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302677 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:48:19 +0000 BananaPancakes 2302677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL is due with her first (and my DS's first cousin!) next Wednesday, so I keep bringing this up to her since she could totally go into labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302671 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:30:25 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2302671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited to see it! I'm wondering if any of my fellow October moms will go into labor as a result of the supermoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302635 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:50:10 +0000 .twist. 2302635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Cats everywhere were going nuts. It was quite the sight.</p> <p>But, in all seriousness, this is sweet and we will be checking it out too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302630 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:46:54 +0000 mrbee 2302630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: My first thought was that everyone in Calgary must have pointed a laser pointer at the moon! Then I googled it and saw that it was smoke... still, pretty cool for the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302626 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:45:18 +0000 .twist. 2302626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you were in Calgary about 2-3 weeks ago it was red every night for about a week. Although... it wasn't for nearly as cool of a reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-moon-will-be-red-on-sunday-last-time-until-2033#post-2302623 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:40:46 +0000 mrbee 2302623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, this sounds like a lot of fun for kids!</p> <p>&lt;&lt; A rare astronomical phenomenon Sunday night will produce a moon that will appear slightly bigger than usual and have a reddish hue, an event known as a super blood moon.</p> <p>It’s a combination of curiosities that hasn’t happened since 1982, and won’t happen again until 2033. A so-called supermoon, which occurs when the moon is closest to earth in its orbit, will coincide with a lunar eclipse, leaving the moon in Earth’s shadow. Individually, the two phenomena are not uncommon, but they do not align often.</p> <p>Most people are unlikely to detect the larger size of the supermoon. It may appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter, but the difference is subtle to the plain eye. But the reddish tint from the lunar eclipse is likely to be visible throughout much of North America, especially on the East Coast. &gt;&gt;</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/science/super-blood-moon-to-make-last-appearance-until-2033.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/science/super-blood-moon-to-make-last-appearance-until-2033.html</a></p> <p>As for why it's red, the explanation is pretty cool:</p> <p>&lt;&lt; “You’re basically seeing all of the sunrises and sunsets across the world, all at once, being reflected off the surface of the moon,” said Dr. Sarah Noble, a program scientist at NASA. &gt;&gt;</p> <p>Will definitely be checking it out with the kids! </p>