Total lunar eclipse: where to look?
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
On the night of 27 on September 28 will be held the second in this year's lunar eclipse. The sight is very beautiful, and you can not miss it. We understood that, where it will be best seen and how much you need to run out to the roof with a camera.
September 27 The earth will slip exactly between the Sun and the Moon, casting aside the satellite a bright red shade. This will be the fourth lunar eclipse over the last four years, but that it does not get boring. On the contrary - the 27th will be held on the last nibble of the events, which promises to be the most dramatic.
This is because this eclipse is combined with Supermoon phenomenon. So we call the time when the elliptical orbit our satellite brings it to the maximum distance to Earth - about 400 000 kilometers. Because of this, the moon looks like a 14% increase and a third brighter.
In addition, during the time of the eclipse we will see how the lunar disk changes color. The shadow of the Earth is not completely covers the satellite on some areas still sunlight hits. But it is filtered atmosphere, and we hear only the longest waves. It waves in the red spectrum. This effect is called Rayleigh scattering.
In general, the phenomenon really unusual. The past is a total lunar eclipse during Supermoon occurred in 1982. And if you happen to miss it - the next time the disc "Supermoon" hidden in the shadows only in 2033.
It is best eclipse will be visible from the US east coast. Here you can observe all phases - from the initial to the exit from the shadows. But for the inhabitants of Asia, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine's prospects less optimistic, they will see only the final phase of a lunar eclipse.
In general phenomenon lasts 5 hours and 11 minutes, including phase penumbral eclipse. But these steps are not particularly interesting to us, the ordinary observer, because we do not observe fundamental changes of the lunar disk. Residents of Moscow (UTC +3: 00) should be guided by such a time:
Start of partial eclipse - 4:07:11
The beginning of the total eclipse - 5:11:10
Maximum eclipse - 5:47:07
End of the total eclipse - 6:23:05
End of partial eclipse - 7:27:03
Despite the fact that you obviously have to get up early to see the eclipse, it is definitely worth doing. See you need to the west or south-west, it is desirable that the horizon remains open.
Based on materials Wired.com