Join Super Blood Wolf Moon beach walk tonight

Tonight (Monday, 21 January) the first full moon beach walk of 2019 will take place from Baggies Beach (Warner Beach).

Locals are urged not to let this opportunity pass them by as it will be the last Super Wolf Blood Moon until 2022.

The walk will commence at 6pm from Baggies Beach. Walkers will make their way to either Winklespruit or Subway Beach and then back to Baggies.

Dogs can be brought along on leads. Braai fires will be available after the walk at Warnadoone ski boat clubhouse for walkers to join in.

Questions can be answered by Yvonne 074-190-0949.

More on tonight’s Super Wolf Blood Moon:

People in North and South America, a large part of Europe and Africa may get a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse overnight from January 20 to 21, the last such event until 2022.

Times Live explained that for those in Europe and Africa, the total eclipse will unfold shortly before sunrise.

In South Africa, the full moon will be in the earth’s shadow from 5.34am to 8.51am, and the total eclipse will last about an hour.

When the eclipse begins, a shadow will move in from the left. During the eclipse the moon will still be visible, but in a shade of red. That’s why a lunar eclipse is often called a “blood moon.”

In its article, Times Live explained that the red colour is due to the same phenomenon that causes sunsets to appear pink, orange or red.

Learn more by reading the article here: Mzansi to get a glimpse of Super Blood Wolf Moon 

Although total lunar eclipses happen on average about one to three times per year, after this one there will be a gap of three years until another is visible. The next total eclipse will be visible from Europe on May 16, 2022. Some partial lunar eclipses will happen in the meantime.

Total eclipses happen only when the earth moves precisely between the sun and moon.

Cloudy weather can interfere with viewing, but experts say that unlike in the case of a solar eclipse, there is no need for special eyewear to step outside and view a lunar eclipse.

That’s because the moon does not produce light of its own, but only reflects the sun’s light. In doing so, the moonlight isn’t bright enough to damage our eyes.

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