How was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century

The total eclipse, at 20:22 GMT, was visible from Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East, much of Asia and Australi a . Hundreds of people in Australia paid to watch the Sydney Observatory eclipse before dawn.

In Latin America, we could see it at twilight dusk Friday on the east coast of the continent, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Austral may have complicated the observation of the phenomenon. In Buenos Aires, he was visible between 18:06 and 18:13 local time.

"Our event is totally sold, we have a few hundred people who will come to watch it with us," said Andrew Jacob, curator of the event. Sydney Observatory, located near Harbor Bridge

When the Moon moves to the conical shadow of the Earth, it will be illuminated by the Sun to remain in the dark. However, a small light still reaches it because it is refracted in the Earth 's atmosphere.

"It's called a moon of blood because the sunlight flows through the Earth's atmosphere towards the moon and the Earth's atmosphere turns it red. same way that when the sun is hiding, it turns red, "he told Reuters professor of astronomy at Cambridge University Andrew Fabian. Mars will be from this Friday until Tuesday at its closest point to Earth since 2003, so observers can see what it will look like a reddish orange star.

"It's a very unusual coincidence to have a total lunar eclipse and Mars in opposition the same night," said Robert Mbadey, executive badistant director of the Royal Astronomical Society, which undertook to observe the eclipse of the Mediterranean Sea.