Video: The longest total Lunar eclipse in decade, visible tonight
At the peak of the total eclipse the Moon should have a reddish-brown color
The night of 15 to 16 June will reveal a total lunar eclipse, which can be viewed by half the planet. Thus,Wednesday night the moon will enter completely the Earth’s shadow.
Total lunar eclipse tonight is going to be the longest (it will take more than five hours) in a decade. It can be best seen in western China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Saudi, Australia New Zealand, the eastern Africa and Europe. The only people who will not be able to watch the spectacle are the Americans because in United States there will be day time during the eclipse.
In East Europe (e.g. Romania), the beginning of the eclipse will take place at 8:24 p.m., when the moon is below the horizon. At 8:51 p.m. the natural satellite will rise and after 30 minutes at 9:22 p.m. will begin to enter Earth’s shadow. Moon’s disc will be totally covered by shadow for an hour with total eclipse starting at 10:22 p.m. The moon comes completely out from the shadows at 1.02 a.m and the eclipse will end at 02.01 a.m. During maximum stage of the eclipse, the Moon should exhibit an orange-scarlet colour, with a lighter side. Color of the moon during the total eclipse indicates the degree of pollution of Earth’s atmosphere.
The next total lunar eclipse visible from Europe will take place on September 28, 2015.
In addition to the Moon, Saturn is also apparent and other astronomical objects. Anyone interested in eclipses and celestial objects might want to look into astronomy courses from this resource.
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Eclipse Observation
Experts say that in order to see this eclipse, there is no need for an astronomical instrument or binoculars, the planetary display being visible to naked eyes.
However, if you have an astronomical instrument, just point it toward the moon to see more closely the lunar surface. See reddish Moon during eclipse in Romania.
Video: NASA: Lunar eclipse theory – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Video: Simulation demo: Total lunar eclipse 15-16 June 2011