The longest total lunar eclipse of the century will take place on Friday

By Karl Martin Jakobsen

The total eclipse begins at 9:30 pm and ends at 11:13 pm. Probably the moon will have a beautiful red color.

– The Friday eclipse will be particularly impressive, both because of the duration and because the moon is low, "says Anne Mette Sannes, the scientific mediator who, along with astrophysicist Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard directs the site astroevents.no

Mars particularly large

According to Sannes and Ødegaard, there will be 105 years the next time that such a total lunar eclipse will occur

The possibilities of a red moon depends on the weather conditions. Large amounts of ash and soot particles can make the moon less bright without the red color.

On Friday's total eclipse buffer, the Mars planet emerges just under the moon – something astroevents.no drivers do not consider to be the culmination of the event. "This night, Mars is closer to us than she was at age 15, and the brightness is so important.We will experience something as exclusive as a red moon." which lies directly across the red planet, "said Ødegaard

The space station hovers over the sky

Mars is not the only planet visible Friday night.

Pål Brekke, solforsker and advisor for the coordination of space research at the Norwegian Space Center, says that Jupiter is also applicable in the sky show.At the same time, he draws the International Space Station as an additional attraction.

– Rome Station is located at about 350 kilometers above sea level and travels 27,000 kilometers at the hour.It appears in the sky around 00:08 on Saturday, and takes three minutes to cross the sky before it gets in. in the shade e of the earth, "says Brekke to NTB

– Looks like a very strong star that slowly slides over the sky Breaking the space station, which is also visible in the days before the total eclipse.

See the South

The Rome train station is visible only in southern Norway on Friday. The same is true of the total eclipse of the moon.

– This is because the moon is too low in the sky. The closer you get to the north, the closer the horizon is during the total eclipse and the further north the moon will be visible only during the partial eclipse, explains Brekke

The eclipse partial implies that the earth's shadow moves on the end moon, and then disappear around the clock at 0:19. Brekke has the following advice:

– Find yourself a high place with an unobstructed view. South. Stay tuned The eclipse is fully visible to the naked eye, although you can see more details with binoculars. (NTB)

Facts about the lunar eclipse

* The lunar total eclipse occurs when the sun, the earth and the moon are lined up and the moon is completely in the shadow of the earth. * Friday, July 27, the oldest total lunar eclipse of this century occurs. The actual total eclipse lasts one hour and 43 minutes.

* The moon enters a semi-shadow phase at 19:14, then goes into partial eclipse at 20:24. Six minutes after the beginning of the total phase. It ends at 23:13 when the shadow of the earth hovers over the moon. Between 00.19 and 01.28, the moon is left in a semi-shadow phase.

* The total eclipse is visible only in the south of Norway. How much of the eclipse you get with you depends on when the moon is visible where you are.

* In Oslo and Kristiansand, the moon rises to. 21.49. Other places and times: Halden 21.41, Trysil 21.53, Lillehammer kl. 21.59, Bergen kl. 22.14, Ålesund 22.28, Trondheim 22.19, Bodø kl. 22.51, Tromsø kl. 23,24, Alta 23,17 and Church 22,43

* The planet Mars, closer to Earth than 15 years, is visible in the horizon towards the end of the eclipse. Jupiter is also applicable in the sky.

* The International Space Station is also visible. The space station appears around 00.08 and takes a few minutes to clear the horizon.

Sources: astroevents.no, Norsk Romsenter, NTB