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At dawn on Sunday (20) to Monday (21), anyone in Santa Catarina and in other Brazilian states can see a total lunar eclipse, which corresponds to the alignment of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon and our planet. shadows the natural satellite.
The full moon will be in the shadow of the Earth between 1:34 and 4:51 at the time of Brasilia. During the first hour, it will slowly be "food" on the left side. The eclipse will last a total of one hour from 2:41 in Brasilia, according to the schedules provided by NASA. In Florianópolis, due to the geographical situation, the phenomenon can be observed from 0h37 and will cover the whole moon around 3:12. During the total eclipse, the Earth's natural satellite will not be completely invisible, but will appear in red. This phenomenon, called "superlum", occurs because the sun's rays will not reach it directly and that a small portion of the red rays will infiltrate into the earth's atmosphere and will refract on the moon.
The next eclipse total will be in May 2021, but other partials will occur sooner.
Consult the astronomical calendar 2019
January 21 – Superlum de Sangue
February 19 – Superlua
April 21 and 22 – Meteor shower Líridas
May 05 and 06 – Particles of the comet Halley (meteor shower)
June 10 – Jupiter in opposition (closest approach to Earth)
July 2 – total solar eclipse (in Brazil will occur partially)
July 9 – Saturn in opposition (19659016) November 16 and 18 – Perseid Meteor Shower
November 11 – Mercury Transition by the Sun
November 17-18 – Meteor Shower Leonid
December 13 and 14 – Meteor shower geminids
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