{"id":121963,"date":"2025-09-08T02:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/121963\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T02:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:37:08","slug":"how-to-see-rare-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-in-norfolk-skies-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/121963\/","title":{"rendered":"How to see rare &#8216;blood moon&#8217; lunar eclipse in Norfolk skies TONIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first time in three years, stargazers will be able to spot an astronomical phenomenon in the skies over Norfolk tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rare blood moon total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7 from around 7.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/25413815.see-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-sky-norfolk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This type of eclipse;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This type of eclipse<\/a> happens when the Earth aligns with the sun and moon, creating a shadow that has a reddish haze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is the first time since 2022 that stargazers will be able to see the phenomenon, and the weather forecast is looking clear and dry for the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Royal Museum of Greenwich, the eclipse will reach its maximum point at 7.11pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the moon is not set to rise\u00a0until 7.33pm, which means that it will appear already in eclipse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/25433706.tickets-sale-garden-lights-2025-blickling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tickets go on sale for two-mile illuminated trail at historic hall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tickets go on sale for two-mile illuminated trail at historic hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It will be visible until around 7.52pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the Moon will be low on the horizon and difficult to see, those hoping to catch a glimpse should find a high point with a clear view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Use binoculars or a telescope for a closer look, and use a red torch to preserve your night vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in three years, stargazers will be able to spot an astronomical phenomenon in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[58067,44255,90,416,58066,30927,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-121963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-astronomical-phenomenon","tag-blood-moon","tag-science","tag-space","tag-stargazers","tag-total-lunar-eclipse","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}