" Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse on Wednesday (Jan 31) of a giant crimson moon Chris Godwin Womens Jersey , thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse.
""The last 'blue moon' total lunar eclipse visible from the US and North America happened on March 31, 1866.""
The ""blue moon"" aspect simply means it is the second full moon in a month, not that the moon will appear blue. A blue moon happens on average just under every three years.
It's called a super moon because the moon, in its elliptical orbit, is near its closest point to Earth.
This proximity, or perigee Justin Evans Womens Jersey , makes it appear 14 per cent bigger than normal and 30 per cent brighter.
The reddish tint - or blood moon - happens due to ""the effect of all the sunrises and sunsets all around the planet reflecting off the moon, which I think is really lovely,"" said NASA astrophysicist Michelle Thaller.
Sunrises and sunsets appear pink, red and orange because of the long distance light must travel, causing light waves to bounce in different ways, explained Thaller.
""The reason a sunrise or a sunset is red is the sunlight has to pass through a large amount of air on the side of the Earth and that actually scatters away any blue light and just lets the red light come on through,"" she said.
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The blood moon will not be visible in much of Europe O. J. Howard Womens Jersey , Africa and South America.
Viewing will also be a challenge for those on the US East Coast, since the eclipse begins just as the moon is setting in the west and the sun is rising in the east.
But those who are not in the path of totality, or who are experiencing cloudy weather, may catch it anyway, via a live stream broadcast on NASA.gov.
Moon-watching parties for the one-hour-16-minute eclipse were advertised up and down the US West Coast, including at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, where the gathering kicks off at 3.45am.
If you miss this one Carlton Davis Womens Jersey , the next blue moon total lunar eclipse will happen on Dec 31, 2028, though it won't be quite as large since the moon will not be at its closest point to Earth.
Another will happen on Jan 31, 2037, a total of 17 hours before perigee.
""The red colour during a lunar eclipse is very distinctive and it's a rare treat to be able to see a blood red moon,"" said Brian Rachford, associate professor of physics at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
""One of the great things about a lunar eclipse is you also don't need any special equipment to see it. Anyone can go outside and look at the moon.""
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BEIJING M.J. Stewart Womens Jersey , Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Don't drive your cars, you will get money for it, the city of Beijing has told private car owners to encourage people to use public transit.
China Beijing Environment Exchange, a platform for carbon trade, pollution rights trade and other exchanges, launched the service of Lvxingzhe (green drivers) on Tuesday.
Private car owners access the service through a WeChat account. Subscribers to the service need to have a gadget installed to their vehicle to keep records of their driving days and calculate energy consumption, the exchange said in a statement.
Each car owner will get 0.5 yuan per day for not driving their cars Ronald Jones II Womens Jersey , the exchange said.
The service is launched to use the market to alleviate traffic congestion and cut car emissions, it said.
" Australian Nick Kyrgios returns the ball to Spaniard Rafael Nadal during their third-round match at the Rome Master on May 12. Photo: IC
Tennis fans should intoxicate themselves on the elixir still being served up by the best men's generation to grace the game before the well dries up and mere mortals take over, at least that's what the doom-mongers think.
They say when 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, clay-court king Rafael Nadal and Serbian winning machine Novak Djokovic, not to mention the mercurial Andy Murray, hang up their rackets quality, and interest Vita Vea Womens Jersey , will suffer.
Young lions
However, a hungry bunch of young lions are showing all the signs of keeping the flame burning long after the Fab Four settle down to a quiet life polishing their silverware.
At Indian Wells this year the men's Tour launched its ATP#NextGen campaign to promote rising stars aged 21 and under.
They were not short of names.
Volatile but dazzling 21-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios, Borna Coric, a Croatian teenager with uncanny similarities to a young Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, a German already being compared to Boris Becker, are already established in the top 50.
Throw teenagers Chung Hyeon (South Korea), Karen Khachanov (Russia) and Quentin Halys (France) into the mix alongside American 18-year-old Taylor Fritz Ali Marpet Jersey , the youngest player in the top 100, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, Britain's Kyle Edmund and Swede Elias Ymer and there appears to be critical mass of youngsters boasting "future Grand Slam champion" potential.
Five years ago there were seven players aged 21 and under in the top 150, and today that figure has risen to 13.
That said, there are no guarantees, according to American Brad Gilbert, a former top-10 player and coach to the likes of Andre Agassi and Murray.
"To become a great player and world No.1 and Grand Slam winner Donovan Smith Jersey , you already have to be great when you're a teenager," Gilbert told Reuters.
"But I believe that there will be someone in this current group who steps up."
Stepping up to join Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, winners of 17, 14 and 11 Grand Slam titles since 2003, has been notoriously difficult, not just for rising stars Noah Spence Jersey , but everyone else.
Since 2010 Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka have won two apiece and Marin Cilic one while Juan Martin del Potro is the only other active player to have won a major.
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