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The inhabitants of Europe, the United States and Africa have observed the "moonlight" of the moon Sunday night – Monday, waiting lovers of astronomical phenomena with the binoculars or the naked eye.
From Los Angeles to Mexico City via Paris and Ouarzazate, the eyes turned to the sky to observe the moon sky, midnight on the American continent at dawn in Europe and Africa.
The eclipse lasted three hours. It was partly in the first hour, then completely at two o'clock, then partially at three o'clock, before the moon came out completely from the shadow of the earth.
The phenomenon of eclipse occurs when the earth is in a straight line between the sun and the moon and the light moves away from it.
The moon was at a walking distance from Earth, 258 000 km. He appeared tall in the sky, known in this case as "the giant moon".
At the complete eclipse, he appeared red or pink.
The reason is that the sun's rays do not reach it directly, but only a part of the red rays that penetrate the earth's atmosphere and reflect on the moon.
This is the same phenomenon that causes the color red at sunrise and sunset.
The inhabitants of London were unable to see the eclipse, because the clouds hid their view.
Europe will be on a date with total eclipse on May 16, 2022. Until then, you will see partial losses.
The phenomenon of partial or total lunar eclipses occurs at least twice a year, according to the French astronomer Florent DeLevelli. However, these phenomena are not visible on the whole Earth.
It is rarely possible to observe the phenomenon of complete eclipses, as was the case Sunday night – Monday.
The last time the inhabitants of Europe were able to follow a total eclipse dating back to July 2018.
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