Fury for the longest lunar eclipse of the century

An unusual celestial conjunction dazzled half the world yesterday: the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century dyed our red satellite, while Mars, almost at its closest point to the Earth, it shined with all its splendor. The show could be seen with the naked eye in Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. In Argentina, the eclipse was partially seen at the end of the event, with the Moon practically on the horizon, since the satellite 's output occurred at 18:07
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At the same time, Mars was at its closest point to the Earth since 2003, so observers could see it as a reddish-orange star. "It was a very unusual coincidence to have a total lunar eclipse and Mars in opposition the same evening," said Robert Mbadey, deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society.
For an eclipse of the Moon to take place, an almost perfect alignment between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is needed. Deprived of the rays of the Sun, the Moon not only darkens but takes on a brick tint: the atmosphere of the Earth deviates the red rays of light from the Sun into the shadow cone, which are reflected as well on the surface of the Earth. our natural satellite.

Show. In all the countries where the eclipse was visible, activities were organized to observe the phenomenon. Near Lake Magadi, 100 km southwest of Nairobi, a couple, Susan Muraban and Chu Owen, set up their own telescope so neighbors could see the show. "We've already done it when it came to the solar eclipse of 2016," said 39-year-old Susan Muraban.
At the same time, in Tunisia, more than 2,000 people gathered in the capital's Cité des Sciences to admire the eclipse, many of them children, who waited their turn to look at the moon through telescopes. . In Madrid, the city council proposed to the inhabitants of the capital to enjoy the show next to a lake in the large park of Pradolongo, south of the city, during an event enlivened by the performance of the Spanish electronic music artist Pional.