The "moon of blood" eclipse is delighting young Kenyans

"Mars, Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus – Mercury, that's the one I really wanted to see," says Chu Owen using an app On his cell

Owen, 39, and his wife Susan Murabana installed their high-power telescope at Lake Magadi, 100 kilometers away. The southwest Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Friday left the local community to observe the lunar eclipse.

East Africa, the Middle East and parts of Europe should have the best views of the lunar eclipse. "We have already done it for the solar eclipse in 2016," said 39-year-old Murabana.

For this eclipse, some 300 members of the local community, mostly Maasai, have experienced this eclipse. looking through the telescope.

"It's good to give people who otherwise would not have access to a telescope like this one" The couple, who co-founded the organization Traveling Telescope Africa, chose the lake Magadi because it is an isolated area away from the light pollution of cities and towns. 19659004] Murabana pointed out planets with a laser pen as a local boy wearing shorts and a dark jumper climbs a small stool to be the first to look through the telescope.

"I saw moons of Jupiter, and some stars Yes, I loved it," smiled Memusi, Sept.

Around him, young people – some wearing Maasai outfits traditional and armed with Alemic daggers – laughed and pointed as the moon became red and obscured by the shadow of the Earth. "It's the first time I see a red moon – it's very exciting," Murabana told a local crowd

"The moon is going into the shadows, l …" shadow that the earth always projects "Owen like a shooting star has crossed the sky.

Purity Sailepo, 16, said that she had been inspired by the visiting telescope to become an astronomer.

"Until today I thought Mars, Jupiter and the other planets were in" But now I've seen it I can believe it and I want to be an astronomer to tell it to others. "

people of all ages were queuing enthusiastically for the chance to take the eyepiece and see the cosmic spectacle by themselves. 59004] Through the largely unobstructed sky, the stars and the Milky Way became clearly visible when the light reflected from the Earth's satellite was temporarily extinguished.

"You do not anticipate how much change is pronounced," says 40-year-old Mudit Sharma.

"You know it makes sense, but you really have to see it," he added as the moon became a slightly amber silhouette