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Pachuca, Hidalgo.- The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century will take place on July 27th, unfortunately it will not be considered in its entirety on the national territory.
In addition to being eclipsed, the moon will become red, popularly called "blood moon", being observed in its entirety in Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe and Australia. The phenomenon should last one hour and 43 minutes.
Astronomers describe that the natural spectacle occurs when the shadow projected by the Earth completely covers the moon during the aforementioned period.
The next eclipse is over that last January 31 of this year, which could not be seen in Mexico, was one hour and 16 minutes.
According to professionals in the field, the moon will take nearly four hours to cross the shadow of the Earth
The almost 240 minutes of the expected natural phenomenon is because it is a total eclipse and is caused when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, known as the threshold, which happens when the sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned.
During a total lunar eclipse, the moon turns red in the refracted sunlight of the Earth's surface.
The lunar eclipse will be particularly long because on the 27th of July the Earth will be its furthest point from the sun, known as its climax, and therefore it will project a larger shadow and, at the same time, the moon will be at its farthest point in its monthly orbit around the Earth, known as the lunar apogee. ] The best time and place to observe this eclipse will be at midnight on July 27, in the Middle East
Also in the sky are the so-called Perseids, known as the tears of San Lorenzo and c & # 39; is a meteor shower of high activity, which will take place on August 12 and 13.
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