The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century on July 27 – Here are the details

Kolkata: The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century would occur on July 27, with the celestial spectacle visible in its entirety from all parts of India.

The eclipse will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, giving viewers According to Debiprosad Duari, Director of Research and Teaching, MP Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

It will be preceded and followed by Partial eclipses lasting more than an hour

The eclipse will be visible in parts of South America, much of Africa, the Middle East and the Middle East. Central Asia. For viewers in India, the eclipse, partial and total, will be visible in its entirety from all parts of the country.

The partial eclipse of the moon will begin around 11:54. Indian Standard Time, with the total eclipse starting at 1 am on July 28th.

"The greatest eclipse, when the moon will appear the darkest, will be around 1:52 and the whole will continue at 2:43 after this period, the moon will remain partially overshadowed until 3:49 of July 28," said Duari in A press release.

Earlier this year, there was a total lunar eclipse on January 31st.

For a total lunar eclipse of a long duration to occur, the moon must cross the central part of the Earth's shadow.

The previous total lunar eclipse of January 31 lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes when the moon passed south of the center of the shadow; and the next total lunar eclipse on January 21, 2019 will only last 1 hour and 2 minutes because it will pass north of the center of the shadow.

Late on the night of July 27, the full moon will be near its apogee, the farthest point of Earth in its orbit around the Earth, and it will be the smallest full moon of the Earth. Year

"This smaller and slower full moon takes longer to cross the Earth's shadow – it's closer to Earth and moving faster into orbit." Is why a full moon at or near the lunar climax adds to the duration of a total lunar eclipse, "said Duari

The full moon will dive deep into the l? shadow of the Earth in the night of July 27 to 28. The distance of the Moon from the Earth just before the eclipse will be about 406,223 km

Depending on atmospheric conditions, this could be a particularly dark total lunar eclipse. The longest possible lunar eclipse is 1 hour and 47 minutes. In this case, the center of the lunar disk aligned almost perfectly with the center of the Earth's shadow.

During a total lunar eclipse, the lunar disc can take on a very colorful appearance ranging from bright orange to blood red and more rarely dark from dark brown to very dark gray depending on the part of the lunar disc. Eartha's shadow that he will cross.

Lunar eclipses are completely safe to see at the naked eye.

"No special filter is required to protect your eyes like those used for solar eclipses.There is no need for a telescope to observe the eclipse, although 39, a good pair of binoculars will enhance the experience. "Duarisaid.

A lunar eclipse occurs only at the full moon. Whenever the sun, the earth and the moon enter a perfect straight line, when the sun's rays fall on the earth, its shadow falls on a parcel of space, and only when the moon enters this area of # 39; shadow. 19659002] The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested one in the other. The outer shade or twilight is an area where the shadow of the Earth is partial and blocks some, but not all, of the sun's rays.

In contrast, the inner shadow or ombra is an area where the earth blocks all direct sunlight. Moon. When only a part of the moon passes through the shadow, a partial lunar eclipse is seen. If the entire moon goes through the shadow of the shadow, then a total eclipse of the moon occurs.

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