Sunday Supermoon Eclipse

This Sunday people in the United States can see something that hasn’t happened in more than 30 years:a supermoon combined with a lunar eclipse. Jesse Tam will be viewing this special evening event of the night skies. The last time this happened was in 1982.  If you missed the viewing on Sunday, you would have to wait until 2033 for this occurrence to happen again.

 In the evening, sky-watchers will see a larger-than-normal moon begin to dim and turn red, lasting for more than an hour before returning to its normal brightness and color in the sky. The supermoon eclipse will last 1 hour and 11 minutes and will be visible to North and South America, Europe, Africa and parts of West Asia.  A rare phenomenon that occurred only five supermoon eclipses since 1900 (in 1910, 1928, 1964  and 1982)

Washington State Park

Time to make plans in recognition of the 22nd anniversary of national Park Lands Day - the largest single day volunteer effort for public lands. Jesse Tam recommends exploring your state park from west coasts of Seattle and the northwest to the eastern coast. The State Park "free day" are allowing free access to all Washington state parks on Sept. 26, Saturday.

What's your favorite state park?  

No Discover Passes will be needed on Saturday, Sept. 26 for day-use visitors.

'Free days' apply only to vehicles, not overnight stays or rented facilities.

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