In the evening From September 7, the second (and last) total eclipse of the moon of the year will take place – supporting the striking view of the red “bloody moon” in the sky on most of the world.
Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth is set between the full moon and the sun, and the moon falls into the shadow of our planet. However, instead of disappearing in the dim, the shaded moon becomes red. This is due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh’s distraction.
Perceptible sunlight, although it seems white, actually consists of lights of different colors that have different wavelengths and these interact differently With the earthly atmosphere while going through it. During the lunar eclipse, shorter wavelengths of evident airy, towards the blue end of the evident spectrum, are distracting outside, away from the region shuddered by the Earth. But people with longer wavelengths towards the red part of the spectrum are instead bent inward and thrown into a shady region – and on the surface of the moon.
This year’s first lunar eclipse, in March, was best viewed from the United States, but unfortunately, if you are in the Americas, you will miss Blood Moon. . Comprehensive phase This September meeting – when the moon is in the shade of the earth and will look deep red – will be evident in Asia, Central and Eastern Africa and Australia. These maps From Timeanddate.com shows where you can see a total eclipse on the planet.
The overall phase will start at 17:30 UTC on September 7, and the moment of maximum eclipse will come about 40 minutes later, at 18:11 UTC, and Totality, and then the end of an additional 40 minutes later. Before and after the whole, the moon will be partially overshadowed, becoming the first and then less shaded. Timeanddate.com It also has a tool for searching for a city where you can enter your location to find eclipse time for the place where you are.
If you are not in the observation zone, but you still want to watch live, a virtual telescope project – guided and coordinated by the Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi – will provide live broadcasts with Eclipse and Blood Moon on YouTube.
This total lunar eclipse will take place less than three days before the perigee achievement, at the point where the earth is closest to, which means that it seems slightly larger than the average during the event.
After September 7, another total lunar eclipse will take place only at the beginning of March 2026 – but fortunately for people in the USA visible In North America, Australia and East Asia.
This story originally appeared Wired Italia And it was translated from Italian.