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TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
NASA through its official account at YouTube broadcast live the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century .
The phenomenon is not visible in Honduras, so this show gives the opportunity to all the catracos to see this show.
The longest lunar eclipse of the century XXI began our satellite will be red this Friday, while Mars, almost at its closest point to the Earth will shine in all its splendor.
The double show can be seen at the naked eye without the need for protection as it happens with eclipses of the sun, except for clouds.
"All they have to do is leave …", encouraged the fans of the Royal Astronomical Society of London
The eclipse, corresponding to the moment that the Moon is submerged in the shadow of the Earth [1 9459004] can be seen in whole or in part in the half of the world: Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. But it is in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Middle East and India that the show will be best appreciated.
Activities were organized in all the countries concerned to observe the phenomenon.
Near Lake Magadi, 100 kilometers southwest of Nairobi, a couple, Susan Muraban and Chu Owen, set up their own telescope for neighbors to enjoy the show.
"We already did it during the solar eclipse of 2016," says Susan Murabana. On this occasion, some 300 members of the local community, mainly Masai, came. "It's the way to give them the opportunity" to observe such phenomena, Susan explains, while her husband was installing the device.
Magadi Lake is located in an isolated area, far from the urban light pollution. At the same time, in Tunisia, more than 2,000 people gathered at the Ciutada de las Ciencias in the capital to admire the eclipse, including many children, who were waiting to watch the moon across the
The phenomenon was less dramatic in Dorset County, in southwestern England, where it was disturbed by heavy clouds, as was the case in much of the country. Europe
. from 67 years old in West Bay Station, in said county. "I took some pictures but there was only a little pink trail in the sky, it would have been so good to see it."
Visible on the east coast of Latin America
In Latin America the eclipse will be visible the twilight of Friday's twilight on the eastern coast of the continent, Brazil, Uruguay and in Argentina, although the austral winter may complicate the observation of the phenomenon.
In Madrid, the city council proposed to the inhabitants of the capital to enjoy the show a lake in the large park of Pradolongo, south of the city, during an event enlivened by the performance of the city. Spanish electronic music artist Pional.
The site www.timeanddate.com offers information with specific places and times to see the eclipse between Friday and Saturday
March, the other protagonist
For that An eclipse of the Moon takes place an almost perfect alignment between the Sun, the Ti is necessary erra and the moon. So, when our planet is between the star and the satellite, it casts its shadow on the moon that darkens it.
The full moon gradually penetrates into the dark and then into the shadow to be completely in the dark before gradually leaving the area
The complete phenomenon began at 17:14 GMT and will end at 2328. GMT
The most interesting moment of the eclipse, when the Moon is completely in the shadow cone projected by the Earth, began at 7:30 pm GMT, until 9:13 pm GMT
This phase, called the "whole phase", will last for about one hour and three quarters (103 minutes), which will be the longest eclipse of the 21st century.
is the second total lunar eclipse of 2018. The first took place on January 31st.
Deprived of the sun's rays, the moon not only darkens but takes on a brick tint: the Earth's atmosphere deviates the red rays of the coming sunlight from within the cone of the sun. Shadow, which is reflected in the surface of our natural satellite.
The other protagonist of the night was the planet Mars, which was to be located 57.6 million kilometers from Earth. We will have to wait until 2035 to see the "red planet" so close to us.
At first glance, you can see a bright spot in the space but with a telescope, it will be possible to appreciate the details.
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