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The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century has begun to color the red satellite on Friday, while Mars, almost at its closest point to the Earth, will shine with all its splendor.
The double show can be observed with the naked eye, without the need for protection as it happens with solar eclipses, except for clouds.
"The only thing they have to do is leave," encouraged the Royal Astronomical Society London fans.
The eclipse, which corresponds to the moment when the Moon is submerged in the shadow of the Earth, can be seen totally or partially in 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 km South-west of Nairobi, a couple, Susan Muraban and Chu Owen, set up their own telescope for neighbors to enjoy the show.
"We have already done it at the solar eclipse of 2016," said 39-year-old 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 urban light pollution. ]
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