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A total lunar eclipse is visible on Sunday, January 20 in Panama – AFP
At dawn, this Monday (21), was hidden before reappearing, tinged with a faint reddish glow, during a total eclipse visible in the Americas, Europe and Africa. the phenomenon, around midnight on the American continent and shortly before dawn for European and African lands.
The eclipse lasted about three hours: an early hour when the full moon was gently swallowed by the shadow of the Earth, after an hour of total eclipse and finally an hour when the Moon reappeared gradually full and brilliant.
This was a "Super Moon", a term used when the satellite is at a relatively close distance from the Earth, at about 358,000 kilometers
Throughout the entire phase of the Moon eclipse, the moon appears painted red or pinkish tones
In the east, Venus and Jupiter shine in the night sky. . Americans call this effect "Blood Moon".
During an eclipse, the sun's rays have a direct impact on the moon because the Earth is in the center. These solar rays are filtered in the atmosphere: the red rays drift in the shadow cone and thus in the Moon, while the blue ones diverge to the outside.
In London, hardcore astronauts were unlucky: clouds obstructed the view.
Total or partial eclipses of the moon occur at least twice a year, says Florent Deleflie, astronomer at the University of California at San Diego. Observatory Paris-PSL, although they are not visible everywhere.
It is rare to be able to observe total eclipses completely. The next will be only in May 2021.
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