The Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse of 2022 occurs tonight! Here's what to expect. - Space.com

Looking for a telescope for the lunar eclipse.

The event, known as a lunar eclipse, will see the full Flower Moon temporarily turn red overnight on Sunday (May 15) and Monday (May 16), depending on where you are standing.

You can watch the Flower Blood Moon eclipse in webcasts, starting at 9:30 p.m.

While timing depends on your location, here's when to look for the total eclipse.

TimeandDate.com says the partial eclipse phase of the moon begins May 15 at 10:28 p.m.

The Blood Moon peak starts May 16 at 12:11 a.m.

So we'll be seeing a slightly larger moon experience the Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse. .

Related: Total lunar eclipse of May 2022: Flower Blood Moon guide?

The total phase of the eclipse, which will see the moon skirt into the darkest umbral shadow from our planet, will take place from portions of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the east Pacific.

The penumbral eclipse, by the way, will begin about an hour earlier and end about an hour after the partial eclipse. .

If you're hoping to photograph the moon, or want to prepare your gear for the total lunar eclipse, check out our best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography.

Read our guides on how to photograph a lunar eclipse, as well as how to photograph the moon with a camera for some helpful tips to plan out you lunar photo session.

— How to photograph a lunar eclipse.

"The online telescope's experts will be on hand to explain this spectacular sight from the start of the penumbral phase, through the partial, and then the beautiful total phase that lasts for 1-hour and 19-minutes," Slooh stated. .

TimeandDate.com has a special Blood Moon May 2022 page for the lunar eclipse, including observing tips and other information.

Griffith Observatory of Los Angeles, famous for both movie appearances and astronomy, has its own webcast of the Blood Moon starting May 15 and visible above.

Lastly, there's the option to watch the online Virtual Telescope Project supermoon Eclipse webcast at 9:15 p.m.

Editor's Note: If you snap an amazing lunar eclipse photo (or your own eclipse webcast) and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.