The longest lunar eclipse seen on July 27

The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century, which will have a total of 102 minutes, can be observed on July 27 and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canaries (IAC, in the Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic) will broadcast live from Namibia through sky-live.tv

The live transmission of this total lunar eclipse will be performed in collaboration with the European project STARS4ALL and the observatory HESS High Energy, announced Friday the IAC.

Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth 's satellite is obscured by the Earth' s shadow, which does not happen every month because the lunar orbit is inclined relative to that of the Earth (ecliptic).

Unlike solar eclipses, moles are visible from anywhere in the world, since the moon is on the horizon at the time of the eclipse, explained the Institute's D & # 39; Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.

July 27 of this year was held

The entire phase of the eclipse will last 1 hour and 42 minutes, the longest of the 21st century, from 19:30 (16:30) (19659003) It will be possible to observe from South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and during the whole, it will be possible to prove that the moon does not disappear from sight, but it acquires a reddish hue.

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

At the same time, it effectively filters its blue components and lets only the red light that will be reflected by the satellite.

Another event like this will only happen six months later, in January 2019, commented Miquel Serra-Ricart, astronomer at IAC.

The astronomer Let us add that in the transmission made since Namibia, the darkness produced by the eclipse will reveal objects only visible from the southern sky, like the Magellanic Clouds.

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