Details About The Longest Lunar Eclipse Of The Century The “Blood Moon”

Total Lunar Eclipse – Blood Moon

In the evening of July 27, 2018, the Moon will take on a splendid red brick color during a total eclipse. According to specialists, this event will be the longest of the century and will be accompanied by another spectacular phenomenon: the appearance of a “red moon”.

The evening of July 27, 2018 should be noted on your diaries if you are addicted to astrological shows. That night, looking up to the sky, it will be possible to observe a total lunar eclipse – the second in a series of three, spaced by an interval of 6 months.
The spectacle that will be offered to the eyes of the curious will have a particularity that will make it exceptional. According to specialists, the eclipse of July 27, 2018 is termed the longest lunar eclipse of the twenty-first century, because it should last about 103 minutes.
From the European continent, it will be possible to see different phases of this phenomenon after sunset, as well as from North West Africa and South America. The best view of the eclipse will be reserved for the Indian Ocean, because it will be facing the Moon.

In France, the observers of the sky will be able to contemplate the second part of this eclipse. At the moment when the French will see the full moon appear, she will be already taking reddish colors. This phenomenon is also known as ” Red Moon ” or “Blood Moon”.

The next rendezvous between the Sun and the Moon will then take place on January 21, 2019 for a total eclipse that will be visible in North America. The phenomenon may also be observed in Europe but not as dramatically as at the end of July.