When is the blood moon of July 2018? How to see the longest total lunar eclipse of the century

The month of July will hold the longest total lunar eclipse of this century according to astronomers. Many people now refer to him as Blood Moon 2018.

This combination of blood moon and total lunar eclipse will eclipse any other eclipses that will take place between the years 2001 and 2100!

Blood Moon 2018 will last one hour and 43 minutes, almost 40 minutes longer than our newest Super Blue Blood Moon combo, which took place on January 31 of this year.

According to Bruce McClure, an astronomer from EarthSky.org, the total lunar eclipse will take place on the night of July 27 and July 28, peak around 20:20 UTC. Keep your eyes open

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McClure "A partial eclipse precedes and follows the longest total lunar eclipse of the century, each time for an hour and six minutes, so, from beginning to end, the moon takes nearly four hours to cross the shady shadow of the Earth. "

During the eclipse, when the moon pbades through the shadow projected by planet Earth, the moon will display a deep red and orange color, rather than disappearing from view as you might expect

The effect is known as Rayleigh Scattering: bands of green and violet light in the atmosphere are filtered during an eclipse. Rayleigh Scattering is also the reason for the color of the sunsets, the sky and even the blue eyes!

The partial lunar eclipse will begin at 18:24 UTC and the full show will begin one hour later at 19:30 UTC. The total eclipse will end at 21:13 UTC and the moon will be visible again at 22:19 UTC

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Why is the lunar eclipse so long?

In July, the full moon and the lunar apogee fall on exactly the same date. July 27, 2018. The lunar apogee is the orbital point farthest from Earth, making the moon look extremely small and distant.

Bruce McClure once again stated: "Sometimes called an apogean full moon, or a micro-moon or a mini-moon, this smaller, slower full moon takes longer to traverse the shadow of the Earth as a full moon closer to Earth and moving faster into orbit. "

" That's why a full moon at or near the lunar apogee Eclipse the longest possible total lunar is one hour and 47 minutes. "

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