The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century

The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century, with a total of 102 minutes, can be observed on July 27 and the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC) will broadcast it live via the Sky-Sky channel. live.tv.

The live broadcast of this total lunar eclipse will be performed with the collaboration of the European project Stars4All and the HESS High Energy Observatory, informed the IAC.

On July 27, there will be a total lunar eclipse centered on the Indian Ocean, according to data provided by NASA.

The entire phase of the eclipse will last an hour with 42 minutes, so it will become the longest of the 21st century, it will begin at 19:30 GMT; The Moon will begin to eclipse (entering the Earth 's shadow) at 1824 GMT, 1324 in Mexico.

We can observe it from South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and we can see that the Moon does not disappear from sight but acquires a reddish hue.

The Earth's atmosphere, which extends about 80 kilometers beyond the diameter of our planet, acts as a lens that deflects the sun's light.

At the same time, he effectively filters out his blue components and lets only the red light reflected by the satellite. Thus, the Moon acquires characteristic copper luster, adds the IAC.

After two years without total eclipses of Luna in Europe on July 27, the Red Moon could be reviewed, and another six months would have to wait to repeat the experiment, in January 2019, Miquel said in the statement. Serra-Ricart, astronomer of the IAC.

He added that in the show that will be made from Namibia, southwest of Africa, the darkness produced will reveal only visible objects from the southern sky, such as the Clouds from Magellan.