You can see the longest lunar eclipse of the century of India. All the details here

Kolkata:

The expected celestial event, widely known as & ld; Blood moon & # 39; will be visible from all regions of the country. July 27th. The "moon of blood" is the longest total lunar eclipse of this century when the moon will be seen colored in a reddish hue.

The eclipse will be visible in two parts, the first being a total lunar eclipse that would last an hour and 43 minutes followed by a partial eclipse that would last a little over an hour, according to the Director of Research and Studies, MP Birla Institute for Basic Research, MP Birla Planetarium, Debiprosad Duari.

"Viewers in India are lucky because the eclipse, both partial and total, will be fully visible from all parts of the country," he said.

The phenomenon will also be visible in parts of South America, large parts of Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

However, the phenomenon is not sure to see with the naked eye. "Special filters are needed to protect our eyes, like those used to observe solar eclipses, but it's not necessary to have a telescope to observe the eclipse, although a good pair of binoculars enhances the experience, "said Mr. Durai.

The partial eclipse of the moon would begin at 23:54 Indian standard time on July 27 and the total eclipse would begin at 1 am on July 28, Mr. Duari said.

The scientist said that at 1.52 am On July 28, the moon would seem the darkest and it would continue until 2:43 in the morning.

"After this period, the moon will remain partially overshadowed until 3:49 of July 28. This will be a golden opportunity for the celestials." The enthusiasts in India as the eclipse will be visible most of the night. "

During the total lunar eclipse of July 27, the moon must cross the central part of the Earth's shadow.

But on the night of July 27, the Full Moon would be close to its apogee, the farthest point of the Earth in its orbit around the Earth, and it would be the smallest full moon of the year [19659004] "This smaller and slower full moon takes longer to cross the Earth 's shadow than a full moon that is closer to Earth and moves faster in the sky. orb it's why a full moon at or near the lunar climax adds to the duration of a total lunar eclipse, "said Duari.

The full moon would plunge deep into the shadow of the Earth in the night of July 27 to 28. He said that the moon's disk can take a very colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red and more rarely from dark brown to a total lunar eclipse.

This is the reason why a totally eclipsed moon has sometimes been called Blood Moon.

Explaining the celestial phenomenon, Mr. Duari said: A lunar eclipse only occurs at the full moon.

"Whenever the sun, the earth, and the moon arrive in a perfect straight line, when the rays of the sun fall on the earth, the shadow of the earth falls on a space when, the moon enters this square of shadow, we see a luna Describing 2018, as a year of lunar eclipses, Mr. Duari said that the last total lunar eclipse occurred earlier this year on January 31.

"He was widely known as Super Blue Blood Moon as it was a so-called supermoon, when a moon appears extra large and bright being closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit. A blue moon is the second full moon for a calendar month, "he said. The next total lunar eclipse on January 21, 2019, will only be for an hour and two minutes because it will pbad north of the center of the shadow, "adds Duari