{"452491":{"#nid":"452491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Seeing the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEyes will be on the skies Sunday night, for a rare celestial event. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat it is being referred to as may sound like something ripped from a superhero comic book: The supermoon lunar eclipse. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAstronomer Dr. Jim Sowell from the Georgia Tech School of Physics explains what you\u2019ll be able to see with the naked eye. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cA curved shadow moving slowly across the moon. A lot of people think that the moon goes through phases because it\u2019s going into the earth\u2019s shadow, but that\u2019s not the case. The only time the moon goes into the shadow is during an eclipse,\u201d he explains. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo what makes this eclipse even more super? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe moon\u2019s orbit is not exactly circular,\u201d Dr. Sowell says. \u201cThere are times in the moon\u2019s orbit where it\u2019s a little bit closer to the earth.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis eclipse is happening at time when the moon is nearest to earth, making it appear larger and brighter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is another nice thing about this eclipse in particular. It\u2019s happening early enough in the evening that many people will be able to see it. Because of the earth\u2019s alignment the Eastern Unites States is in prime position for viewing. That puts Georgia and Atlanta on the front row. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Sowell gave us this approximate timing: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E9:07 pm: Eclipse begins. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E10:11 pm: Moon moves into totality, being completely covered by earth\u2019s shadow.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Earound 11:30 pm: Moon will begin moving out of shadow. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Earound 12:30 : Eclipse ends.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Physics will host a viewing event Sunday evening open to the public on Tech Green. They will bring a variety of telescopes and point them towards the skies to offer an up-close and in-depth look at the supermoon eclipse.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Astronomer Jim Sowell Explains the Celestial Event"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeveral conditions are aligning to create a spectacle in the skies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Astronomer Jim Sowell Explains the Celestial Event."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2015-09-26 11:58:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"452501":{"id":"452501","type":"image","title":"Seeing the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Seeing the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse","file":{"fid":"203372","name":"istock_000039146436_medium_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/istock_000039146436_medium_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/istock_000039146436_medium_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2238723,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/istock_000039146436_medium_0_0.jpg?itok=2uYC1Pel"}}},"media_ids":["452501"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4188","name":"astronomy"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"142831","name":"jim sowell"},{"id":"142811","name":"lunar eclipse"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"167146","name":"space"},{"id":"171486","name":"supermoon"},{"id":"171487","name":"supermoon lunar eclipse"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESteven Norris\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESocial Media Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["snorris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}