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Blood moon rises over Luke Air Force Base Dover HCs visit Luke …

by Senior Airman Airman Pedro Mota
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The fourth and last of the full moon lu- eclipse already in transition. By 7:11 p.m.
nar eclipses will occur on Sept. 27 and will the moon will be in a total eclipse with its
rise to full view over Luke Air Force Base. maximum at 7:47 p.m. The total event
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First, what is a tetrad? A tetrad is when will end at 10:22 p.m., according to www.
there are four consecutive total lunar timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/phoenix.
eclipses in a row with spacing of exactly
six months between each eclipse. A tetrad Viewers at Luke will have an excellent
eclipse is a rare celestial event with 62 opportunity to see this event from the
occurring between 1 A.D. and 2100 A.D. PRPHQW WKH PRRQ ULVHV 7KH 3KRHQL[
Of the 62, eight will occur on biblical feast landscape can be seen from Luke so there
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this month. the celestial eclipse.

7KHÀUVWRIWKLVWHWUDGRFFXUUHGRQ$SULO “Research has told me that three of the
15, 2014, with the second appearing on last 14 years have been cloudy enough to
Oct. 8, 2014, and the third appeared on where the eclipse would not be visible in
April 4 of this year. A red copper color this area,” said Senior Airman Justin Kell-
can be seen when the eclipse is in full ner, 56th Operational Support Squadron
phase which gives name of “blood moon” Weather Flight forecaster. “This was all
to these eclipses. due to thunderstorms in the area. This
year, the likelihood of it being cloudy
According to the National Aeronautics enough to not see the eclipse is pretty
and Space Administration, the uniqueness low. If there are thunderstorms that day
of this tetrad is that three of them have they would be the only thing to hinder
been visible from the U.S. with the fourth the view.”
appearing as a partial or total in the U.S.

This eclipse will occur early in the
evening with the penumbral eclipse begin-
ning at 5:11 p.m. which will put the moon
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As the moon transitions through its lunar
eclipse phases it will begin to rise at 6:14
p.m. where viewers can see the partial

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