On July 27, there will be a historical approach to Mars and a total eclipse of Luna – AIM Digital

The specialists of the San Luis Planetarium informed AIM that "on July 27, the planet which in mythology represents the God of war, will be superbly close to Earth as never in 15 years. which will not be repeated in the life of today's human beings, it will be located in the sky next to a "Blood Moon" with the stars of Capricorn as a backdrop. "In addition, this same date will record a total eclipse of the Moon.

"At dusk on July 27, thousands of curious, astronomers and amateurs will gaze at the southeast sky to try to appreciate, at naked eye or with Optical instruments, two spectacular astronomical events that are of enormous importance because they are not so common, but also have the added value that they will occur simultaneously in time, and if that not enough, they will also occur in the same region of the sky "In this regard, the director of the institution, Martín Fernández, explained to the AIM that" on Friday, July 27, the planet Mars will be in the space very close to the Earth at a distance that will be less than 60 million kilometers and such a pronounced approach – he added – that in the order of the extraordinary since the last s'. is produced in 2003 and the next can be seen in 2035, ie just as in 17 years. "

" As if that were not enough, this great Martian approach, which at first glance will allow us to see the planet with its characteristic red color too bright, will occur in the same area of ​​the sky where simultaneously the full moon will be immersed in the cone of the sky. shadow that the Earth projects into space through a total eclipse with as background the weak stars of Capricorn. A series of events together that will not be repeated in the lives of today's human beings, "said the specialist.

Julián Akira, who operates optical instruments in the scientific and recreational activities of the Planetarium , stressed that "with Amateur telescopes will be able to see details of the surface of Mars that are normally as complicated as their polar ice caps and, in the case of the Moon, they will be able to see their characteristic plains, their craters and their mountain ranges . At the same time, he recommended using the 3D simulator (Stellarium) available on the official website of the San Luis Planetarium as an important auxiliary tool.

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