Astronomer Calls Sunday Night's Supermoon Lunar Eclipse A 'Broncos Moon'
DENVER (CBS4) - The moon will take on a whole new look Sunday night due to a rare supermoon lunar eclipse.
At the Denver Museum of Nature and Science children were learning all about what's happening in the night sky Sunday.
"The lunar eclipse tonight is kind of an interesting one," said Ron Hranac with the Denver Astronomical Society.
Hranac says what is actually happening is a combination of the moon at its fullest and closest point to Earth called a supermoon at the same time as a lunar eclipse, or blood moon.
"We have kind of a super blood moon tonight, or a lunar eclipse," Hranac said.
PHOTO GALLERY: Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
Hranac says because a lot of light scatters off the Earth's atmosphere, the moon will not look dark but more red or orange.
"People like to call it a blood moon, but maybe we should call it a Broncos moon," Hranac said.
While lunar eclipses are nothing new, Hranac says don't miss this one as this combination won't happen again until 2033.
The Denver Astronomical Society will be hosting a public viewing at University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory. It runs from 6:30-10:30 p.m.
