The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century has changed important astronomical events in 2018

Millions of people look at the world today as one of the most important astronomical events of the current century, coinciding with the completion of the moon of the month of Dhul Qa'dah, the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. The shadow of the Earth covers about 161% of the moon's surface.

The year 2018 has witnessed many important astronomical events, and it will include even more, making it a truly astronomical year compared to the year before. The first was that Mercury was the closest planet to the group at its maximum elongation around the sun, because the conjunction of Venus was associated with the Sun, the conjunction of Pluto with it, and the arrival of the Moon at the height of its orbit around the Earth and then meet the asteroid Cyrus with the Earth and the Sun

At the end of January, the moon lives three hours and a third, in addition to the 3 partial outlets of the sun. And the twins in December, where spectral waves occur when the earth passes through the remains of a comet or asteroid during its orbit around the sun. These particles enter the atmosphere at speeds up to up to 70 kbps, and because of their friction with the shell The air is burning and appears as a meteor, according to the BBC website The first showers of 2018 took place in January, the meteor of the quartets , but coinciding with the completion of the full moon made his vision of 120 meters per hour,

The first of the meteors, the "paratroopers", will occur because of the remains of the comet Softtell 2 hours of morning until sunrise on August 12th. Where the top of the shabeh is, and perhaps in the surrounding nights One of the most important meteorite rains during the year, where we can see about 100 Shihab per hour in remote areas, and in the cities You can see from 10 to 20 holes in the city. According to the moonlight, the moon offers a chance to see a lot of meteors between midnight and 6 pm on December 14th.

The year will also see an association with the stars throughout the months, except for August and September, The moon at distances, most of the time, is very close to the star Melk and is the brightest star of the constellation of the lion And one of the most famous companions of the moon, which can sometimes be hidden behind him.

On January 5, February 1 and March 1 and April 28, the moon stood only to a degree of bright star, and in the following months The three degrees, so one of the associations the Most important this year was July 9, standing near the lion's heart at a distance of less than one degree, according to the "Middle East."

She adds "Aldberan" Taurus "also known as" bull's eye "will be much associated with the moon in 2018, and the best of these associations were in the months of January The moon is less than a degree, and the degree is the distance between two celestial gems, it can be measured by a spherical cross, extending the fingers of the hand towards the sky, equal to a degree covered by the little finger in the sky.With the longest astronomical phenomenon, the lunar eclipse or the bloody moon, which will last more than 100 minutes.