& # 39; Blood moon & # 39; on his way – with God of War in tow

Be very scared – a "blood moon" comes along, accompanied by Mars, the god of war, who shines more ferociously than she has been for years.

The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century is expected Friday, July 27th.

As it aligns with Earth and the sun, the rising full moon will darken and go from money to red blood scary or reddened.

The phenomenon has spread terror among our ancestors and is still considered to be a fatal presence in some parts of the world today

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In fact, it is caused by the fact that sunlight is filtered through the earth 's atmosphere. that red colors predominate when they reach the lunar surface.

Fiery Mars will add to the show as it appears directly below the blood moon near its maximum brightness.

The last time the Red Planet was bigger and brighter was in 2003, when the distance between Mars and Earth was closed to less than 56 million kilometers.

As if that were not enough, sky observers should have a magnificent view of Jupiter in the southwest and have a chance to catch the International Space Station (ISS). ]

Robin Scagell, vice president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, said: "A total lunar eclipse, Mars, Jupiter, and l 39; International Space Station What more could he want? "

He pointed out that the appearance of the moon was very dependent on the atmospheric conditions around the Earth at the time of the eclipse.

But the dust thrown into the atmosphere by the recent volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala "

" You may see this dark red moon of a strange appearance, "says Mr. Scagell. "We all understood this adorable word" blood moon. "This will certainly sound very strange.

" In the early days, the experience of a total lunar eclipse would have looked like the end of the world . It is not surprising that people have been terrified of it. "

The" blood moon "is going to rise in the south-east sky already completely immersed in the 39, shadow of the Earth.

You will have to get up later to see the ISS while it is moving rapidly from west to east in the sky.

Resembling a star brilliant, it will appear just after 23h before disappearing from sight.A few minutes later

"It's the brightest thing in the sky, apart from the planes," said Mr. Scagell. Is a bright white object similar to a star but it does not flicker and it's really incomparable. "

Unlike a solar eclipse, the moon eclipsed and Mars can be seen safely without eye protection

– Press Association