今年の春は月食と花見がセットに見られる“月食花見”！
昨年10月8日の皆既月食は、比較的好天に恵まれたこともあって大きな話題となりましたが、再び4月4日に皆既月食が全国的に見られます。この頃、桜前線は関東付近まで北上している予想です。皆既月食は月さえ見えていれば楽しめるので、都会でもどこでも場所を選ばないのが良いですね。
月食の始まりは東京で19時15分ですので、お花見で盛り上がり始めたころでしょうか。満開の桜の枝の向こうに欠け始める月が見えるという『月食花見』。
楽しむには月の高さや方角など事前のチェックが大切です。
当日は晴れることを願って楽しみたいですね。多少曇っていても、雲間から月が覗くこともあるので、特に皆既の時間帯は、あきらめずに注目しましょう。
※動画中の部分食の終わり時刻に誤りがあります。正しくは22時45分頃です。
月食と桜の共演・月食花見を見たい人8割
場所によっては桜の開花が間に合わず見れない場所もあるかもしれないのですが、約8割の人が見たい！とこたえました。また、皆既月食の様子を写真や動画を撮ったか聞いた所、なんと約半数が撮ろうとしたようです。しかし、その内約3割が撮ろうとしたけどうまく撮れなかったそう。一方で撮った人の約4割はSNSに投稿したこともわかりました。特に20代は半数以上がSNSに投稿しているようです。撮れなかった！という人も多かったので、次の皆既月食までに、うまく撮れるコツを覚えておくとよいかもしれませんね。
いつもはお花見に出かけない人も、皆既月食を見ない人も、この機会を逃すと17年後になってしまう『月食花見』を楽しんでみてはいかがでしょうか？
4月4日、tenki.jpチームも月食花見の撮影にチャレンジします！良い写真が撮れたらTwitterの@tenkijpでお届け予定です。晴れますように。
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Rendile tribe members are silhoutted after a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana on November 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare \'Hybrid Total Eclipse\' which hasn\'t been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kuwaiti men watch a partially solar eclipse at Souq Sharq Marina in Kuwait City on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kuwaitis a partially solar eclipse at Souq Sharq Marina in Kuwait City on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kuwaiti men watch a partially solar eclipse at Souq Sharq Marina in Kuwait City on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A partial Solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over the Queens borough of New York across the East River on November 3, 2013 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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This picture taken on November 3, 2013 shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States today as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely, was 1m 40s, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A partial Solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over the Queens borough of New York across the East River on November 3, 2013 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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This picture taken on November 3, 2013 shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States today as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely, was 1m 40s, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
US-SCIENCE-ECLIPSE(60 of78)
A partial Solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over the Queens borough of New York across the East River on November 3, 2013 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SPAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE-SUN(61 of78)
This picture taken on November 3, 2013 shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States today as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely, was 1m 40s, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SPAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE-SUN(62 of78)
This picture taken on November 3, 2013 shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States today as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely, was 1m 40s, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SPAIN-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE-SUN(63 of78)
This picture taken on November 3, 2013 shows a rare hybrid solar eclipse through clouds from the Canary Island of Tenerife. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States today as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely, was 1m 40s, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman looks up as she waits to watch a partial solar eclipse over the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on November 3, 2013. The rare solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID (Photo credit should read EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Men from the Rendile tribe observe a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana on November 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare \'Hybrid Total Eclipse\' which hasn\'t been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man from El Molo tribe smiles following a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana on November 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare \'Hybrid Total Eclipse\' which hasn\'t been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man from the Rendile tribe dances before a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana on November 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare \'Hybrid Total Eclipse\' which hasn\'t been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man from the Rendile tribe dances before a rare solar eclipse in the Sibiloi national Park in Turkana on November 3, 2013. Astronomy enthusiasts in Kenya caught a partial glimpse of a rare \'Hybrid Total Eclipse\' which hasn\'t been witnessed in Africa for over 40 years, though weather hampered a view of the complete eclipse. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man looks at a rare solar eclipse wearing special glasses, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing glasses offered by Gabonese Red Cross, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing special glasses, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing glasses offered by Gabonese Red Cross, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing glasses offered by Gabonese Red Cross, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing glasses offered by Gabonese Red Cross, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Tunisian children wear protective glasses as they watch rare solar eclipse through a cloud covering in Tunis on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Tunisian children wear protective glasses as they watch rare solar eclipse through a cloud covering in Tunis on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Tunisian children wear protective glasses as they watch rare solar eclipse through a cloud covering in Tunis on November 3, 2013. A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of Africa, Europe and the United States as the moon blocks the sun either fully or partially, depending on the location. The width of the shadow of the eclipse was 58 km and the maximum duration of totality, the maximum time that the moon covered the sun completely. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People look at a rare solar eclipse wearing glasses offered by Gabonese Red Cross, on November 3, 2013 in Libreville. The west African nation of Gabon will get peak viewing of the total eclipse as it sweeps over a path nearly 60 kilometers (37 miles) wide. At its peak over land in central Gabon, the sun was blocked out for about one minute. AFP PHOTO STEVE JORDAN (Photo credit should read Steve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)