The Moon Will Be Painted Blood Red In The Longest Lunar Eclipse In Over A Century

Jul 25, 2018 by apost team

One of the most amazing lunar eclipses in the last century is about to occur on July 27th and 28th. Learn about the eclipse so you don’t miss out on the main event!

The lunar eclipse of a century is going to happen on the night of July 27th, 2018. This blood Moon will last an astounding hour and 43 minutes. When the Sun’s light reflects onto the Moon’s surface after filtering through the Earth’s ozone it will cause the Moon to become a orange and red hue.

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You won’t be able to to view this astrological event in North America because of the horizon’s location at this time of year. Fortunately there are going to be dozens of live-streams from across the world that will be documenting the event. If you view it online you won’t completely miss out.

Our planet will be in perfect alignment in between the Sun and Moon making for a memorable and awe-inspiring night around the globe.

Total lunar eclipses are the exact opposite of solar eclipses. In a solar eclipse the Moon blocks the view of the Sun from certain parts of the globe. With a lunar eclipse the Earth is blocking the Sun from reaching the Moon.

During a solar eclipse the shadow we see doesn’t have a color because the Moon doesn’t have an atmosphere to alters the light. When a lunar eclipse happens however, the Sun’s light is cast through our atmosphere and distorted into a red tint before it reaches the surface of the Moon.

Nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere causes blue light to disperse and increases the appearance of orange light. That’s why the Sun looks deeper red during the afternoon at sunset, but it looks bright yellow in mid-day.

According to leading scientist like David Diner, the Moon is around 244,000 miles away. The lunar eclipse is also going to take place during a micro-moon. Our Moon is covered in a reflective material called regolith that back-scatters light directly in the direction it came from similar to a mirror effect.

This is what allows the Moon to become so bright during different stages of its cycle. What you are really seeing in the eclipse is the edges of the Earth where the Sun is setting and rising being reflected back from the Moon’s surface. A lunar eclipse is just the reflection of the horizons.

North America will not experience the event at all, but most of the world will. If the weather is clear and visible then most of Africa, Asia, and the Middle-East will witness it. One of the best viewing spots is going to be in Antarctica. According to NASA the eclipse should start at 17:14 Universal Time. The total eclipse will start at 19:13 UT and end at 21:13 UT. The complete astronomical event will end at 23:38 UT and be exactly one hour and forty-three minutes long. may very well be the longest possible time-frame for any lunar eclipse.

If you want to enjoy this unique event then don’t forget to find a high-quality live-stream when it happens. Let your friends know about it and spread the word so they can enjoy it too. Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime chance.