Tag: Lunar Eclipse

Types of Eclipses: Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses Explained
Learn how eclipses occur and the types of eclipses, solar and lunar, that occur when the phase of the Moon and the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth is just right.

Everything You Need To Know To See The Next Lunar Eclipse On March 13–14, 2025
Learn about the science behind the March 14, 2025 total lunar eclipse, where you can see the eclipse, and when to look up!

Adler Skywatch: September 2024
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout September, 2024? Learn how to see the harvest Moon, the lunar eclipse, Chicagohenge, and the planets.

Adler Skywatch: March 2024
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout March, 2024? Learn about the spring equinox, the penumbral lunar eclipse, and what planets you can see in March.

Adler Skywatch: November 2022
Header Image: Total lunar eclipse on July 7, 2018. Here’s your stargazing guide for November 2022 to help you spot planets and celestial events—including a total lunar eclipse visible in Chicago! Time To Set Your Clocks Back Daylight Saving Time ends on November 6, at 2:00 am local time. This is the day to set […]

Adler Skywatch: May 2022
Header Image: Total lunar eclipse seen in Chicago. Header Image Credit: Nick Lake Eclipses don’t happen often. When they do, they come in pairs about two weeks apart. A partial solar eclipse on April 30 overshadows only a small portion of the Southern Hemisphere–but the eastern half of the U.S. gets the chance to see […]

Everything You Need To Know About The May 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse
Header Image: Total lunar eclipse seen in the United States on April 15th, 2014 in San Jose, California. Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day If you love looking up at the Moon, you’re in for a stellar treat this May! On May 15, 2022, starting at 8:32 pm CT, the Flower Moon will begin […]

Adler Skywatch: November 2021
Header Image: Total lunar eclipse seen in the United States on April 15th, 2014 in San Jose, California. Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day Thanks to a lunar eclipse, you can watch the full Moon fade away and reappear within the space of a few hours this month, November 2021. The eclipse occurs in […]

Adler Skywatch: May 2021
Header Image: Total lunar eclipse seen in the United States on April 15th, 2014 in San Jose, California. Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day A good chance to glimpse a hard-to-see planet, a lunar eclipse during Moonset, and the closest Supermoon of the year occur this month, May 2021. Planets To Spot This May […]

Adler Skywatch: November 2020
Header Image: The outside of the Adler Planetarium at night with the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn brightly lit in the background. Image Credit: Mike Smail Many of us lost an hour earlier this year, but we get back that hour this month, November 2020! Most of the United States uses Daylight Saving time, which starts […]