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The two astronomical events will light up the night sky on Friday, July 27, when the moon will cross the center of the Earth 's shadow for the longest lunar eclipse of the century.
At the same time, Mars will hang just below the moon and shine better than ever for 15 years
And the good news is that you can watch both events at the same time from the comfort of your home, [19659002] With the kind permission of the project Virtual Telescope, the total lunar eclipse and March to the opposition will be broadcast live online.
The live broadcaster, which you can find here, will kick off. The night of the eclipse, at 19:30 (French time) (18:30, UTC)
The team of astronomers who lies behind the virtual telescope will broadcast the blood moon of the Roman Forum on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy
the virtual telescope, said: "The sky never fails to amaze us with its shows, but sometimes it really does an extra job to deliver something truly memorable."
"It will happen on July 27, 2018 when we will have a wonderful total lunar eclipse, with the moon showing its incredible red color and Mar s, the red planet, will reach its opposition, actually a so-called" great opposition ", offering the best viewing conditions since 2003. "
The free live stream is co-organized by the virtual telescope with the help of the Italian Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Park Archaeological Colosseum and Instruments UNITRONITALIA
In the night of the Moon of Blood, the shadow of the Earth projected by the sun will paint the full reddish moon The effect known as the Rayleigh Scattering causes the refraction of sunlight in the atmosphere to filter visible color bands other than red and orange.
The eclipse will be visible from Central Asia and East Africa with reduced visibility. Europe, West Africa, South America and parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
North America and Central America will miss the eclipse, but astronomers from the affected countries will have the chance to watch the broadcaster live on the virtual telescope
. at 2:30 pm ET or 11:30 am on the west coast.
A total lunar eclipse usually occurs once or twice a year and the next one will take place on the night of January 21, 2019.
While the planet Mars will be directly in front of the sun on the celestial sphere with the Earth just in the middle of the action.
At the same time, Mars is also positioned at its closest orbital point since 2003, making it easy to spot in the night sky
This planetary alignment is known as opposition and, according to experts NASA.
An opposition can occur anywhere on the orbit of the planet and when it occurs while Mars is closest to the sun, the event is known as the # Perihhelian opposition.
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