Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse Rolled Into One

Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse Rolled Into One

Vocabulary


rolled into one
Phrase
ˌroʊld ˈɪntə wʌn
several items, qualities, events, etc. combined into one person or thing
Bob Dylan is a musician, poet and painter all rolled into one.

tinge
Noun
tɪndʒ
a small amount of a color or of a feeling
His brown hair had a slight tinge of grey.

reconnaissance
Noun
rɪˈkɑːnɪsns
the activity of getting information about something, often for military purposes
The soldiers were sent on a reconnaissance mission near the border.

celestial
Adjective
səˈlestʃl
relating to the sky or space
NASA will be providing live coverage of the rare celestial phenomenon.


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Article

Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse Rolled Into One
The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week.

Much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn't been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won't occur until 2037.

The eclipse will be visible best in the western half of the U.S. and Canada before the moon sets early Wednesday morning, and across the Pacific into Asia as the moon rises Wednesday night into Thursday.

A blue moon is the second full moon in a month. A supermoon is a particularly close full or new moon, appearing somewhat brighter and bigger. A total lunar eclipse — or blood moon for its reddish tinge — has the moon completely bathed in Earth's shadow.

NASA is calling this week’s lunar event a “super blue blood moon.”

"I'm calling it the Super Bowl of moons," lunar scientist Noah Petro said Monday.

According to Petro, the rare occurrence represents a chance to encourage people to start looking at the moon.

Throw in a blue moon, and "that's too good of an opportunity to pass," according to Petro.

As the sun lines up perfectly with the Earth and then moon for the eclipse, scientists make observations from a telescope in Hawaii, while also collecting data from NASA's moon-circling Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched in 2009.

Just like the total solar eclipse in the U.S. last August cooled the Earth's surface, a lunar eclipse cools the moon's surface. It's this abrupt cooling — from the heat of direct sunlight to essentially a deep freeze — that researchers will be studying.

"The moon is one of the most amazing objects in our solar system," Petro said. "It really is the key to understanding the solar system.''

NASA plans to provide a live stream of the entire celestial spectacle from telescopes in California and Arizona, beginning at 5:30 a.m. EST.


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Questions

1.What is a supermoon?
2.When will the eclipse be visible in Asia?
3.What happens during a lunar eclipse?


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Discussion

1.Are you excited about the upcoming "super blue blood moon"? Why? Why not?
2.Do you share the opinion that this rare occurrence is "too good of an opportunity to pass"? Please explain your answer.
3.Have you ever witnessed a blue moon, a supermoon, or a total lunar eclipse? If so, please share your experience.
4.What is your take on Noah Petro's claim that the moon "really is the key to understanding the solar system"?
5.Would you agree that the moon is "one of the most amazing objects in our solar system"? Why? Why not?



Further Discussion
1.What do you consider to be the most beautiful natural phenomenon? Please explain your answer.
2.Why do you think many people are fascinated by astronomical events?
3.Would you visit the moon if given the opportunity? Why? Why not?
4.What do you imagine it would feel like to view Earth from the surface of the moon? Please explain your answer.
5.Do you think it's important to have a basic understanding of the solar system? Why? Why not?




Quotes
1.The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us. - Neil Armstrong. Do you share this view? Why? Why not?
2.Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. - Arthur C. Clarke. What do you think Clarke means by this?




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its reddish tinge
Live adj: live stream. = sounds Raive
Live v. I want to live in Jeju.


I killed a girl or women (she looks over 20) in my dream.
I talked about it in my class.
It meant good thing. according to the book of dream explanation, I can  success what I want to do.


What I did to her, It can be expressd by word "choke". (The way I killed her)