Blood Moon – astronomy enthusiasts waiting sleepless night – Polish Radio

– a lunar eclipse will be on display throughout the country. The show will begin a few minutes after noon. 2 am and will end around. H. 6.30 – pointed popularizer of astronomy Charles Wojcicki of the Copernicus Science Centre and Planetarium Heavens of Copernicus in Warsaw.

 

– At this time we will be able to see the whole first part of the phase Halftone, when the moon will darken a little. Later we will see phase complete, when the Sun is completely obscured by the planet and the moon will not be directly illuminated by the sun – said Wojcicki.

The lunar eclipse occurs when one line will set out: the Sun, Earth and Moon. The shadow cast by the planet is then so large that the Silver Globe can hide in it. And because our natural satellite is lit by reflected light from the Sun, blocking it causes the disk of the moon ceases to shine.

This year’s eclipse will be unique. – In addition, we will have the so-called. perigee moon, which means that it will be closest to Earth. Approaches her for less than 357 thousand. km and is the largest close-moon to the Earth in the entire 2015 years – said the expert. Located so close to the planet moon Supermoon it renames.

The last total solar eclipse was visible from the Polish in 2011. However, the situation in which lunar perigee occurs together with the eclipse occurred in the last century only five times. – The next opportunity to see Supermoon during the eclipse will be only 2033 years – said Wojcicki.

darkened Supermoon also become a unique color. – Do not disappear completely, because it will have a blood-red color. This is because it is illuminated by sunlight lit up the Earth’s atmosphere. This is the same effect that we observed during sunrise or sunset the sun – he explained.

– To observe a lunar eclipse does not need binoculars or telescopes, but certainly using them view may be a bit more interesting – he noted popularizer of astronomy. He stressed that the most interesting phase of the eclipse will be visible in the morning – low over the northwestern horizon. – So let’s find a place where no buildings or trees, or hills we will not impair your vision – he advised.

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