A new astronomical event will dazzle Ecuadorians this week of November. It is a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon align and can be seen from Ecuador during the early hours of this Tuesday, according to the Quito Astronomical Observatory.
The eclipse will begin at 04:09 on Tuesday, November 8 and it will be divided into two phases: the penumbra phase and the umbra phase. The penumbra phase is the previous one, which will begin at 03:02 in the morning and will cause the Moon to dim a bit.
According to data from NASA (US space program agency), this time, the total lunar eclipse will be seen especially well from the east coast of the United States, the Caribbean, the Greater Antilles, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia , Ecuador and parts of Venezuela and Peru.
Around the 04:09 the eclipse can be partially perceived, but it will only be appreciated in its totality phase at 05:16 in the morning. At that time, the Moon will turn orange as it passes through Earth’s shadow.
Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon this November
The eclipse will reach its peak at 05:58 amand it would dazzle everyone with its reddish hue if it were not below the horizon at that time.
“Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to view without the need to look through any type of filter,” the Observatory stated. Not even binoculars are necessary to see the phenomenon.
The event will also be visible from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of Northern and Eastern Europe, and most of South America.
In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is inside the umbra, it will turn a reddish hue.
There are three types of lunar eclipses: total, partial, and penumbral, according to NASA.
In a total eclipse, the entire Moon moves into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. In this position, light from the Sun hits the Moon very faintly, leaving it with a reddish cast. When this happens, total lunar eclipses are called a blood moon. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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