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CITY OF MEXICO.- The next Friday, July 27 will be the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century with more than 102 minutes of duration, in which the Moon, without disappearing, acquires a reddish hue
A statement from the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC), based on data from NASA, says it will be a total eclipse "with the maximum focused on the Indian Ocean, "reports the RT news portal
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A phenomenon occurs of this type when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth . The Earth's atmosphere, which exceeds about 80 kilometers in diameter, acts as a lens that diverts sunlight and "effectively filters its blue components and lets only the red light reflected by the satellite" , highlight from the IAC, to explain "the characteristic copper brilliance" that the Moon acquires on these occasions.
"After two years without total eclipses of the Moon in Europe, on July 27 we will be able to see the Red Moon again," says Miquel Serra-Ricart, IAC astronomer, adding that we will have to wait until the end of the day. in January 2019 to return to observe this curious phenomenon.
On July 27 the Moon will again cross the Earth's shadow. This will be the only # Luna eclipse visible from Europe during this year and the longest of the century. @ IAC_Astrofisica participates in several activities that will broadcast this event. https://t.co/CzrS99edR0 pic.twitter.com/V7BlbhIVzt
– IAC Astrophysics (@IAC_Astrofisica) July 20, 2018
The Moon will begin to enter the shadow of Earth 18:24 UT (acronym for Universal Time). The entire phase of the eclipse will begin at 19:30 and will last 1 hour and 42 minutes
Live broadcast
The Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute will broadcast the eclipse live from Namibia, through the sky channel. -live.tv, in collaboration with the European project Stars4all and the High Energy Observatory HESS
"In the living spectacle of Namibia, the darkness produced by the eclipse will allow us to discover objects only visible, "adds Serra-Ricart, also responsible for this retransmission
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