THE BIG THREE
DON’T MISS
Total eclipse of the Moon
BEST TIME TO SEE: The morning of 16 May, from 02:32 BST (01:32 UT) until moonset
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on 16 May. The Moon’s 5° orbital tilt normally has it passing above or below Earth’s shadow in space. It’s only when there’s a straight-line alignment between the Sun, Earth and Moon that the Moon crosses into Earth’s shadow. When this happens, the observers on Earth’s hemisphere facing the Moon witness a lunar eclipse. This is what will happen on the morning of 16 May,
