Sharjah24 – Reuters: The longest near-total lunar eclipse in 580 years will happen between November 18 and 19 while the moon is full.
NASA reports that the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years will take place this week.
The near-total eclipse will happen between November 18 and 19 while the moon is full and the Earth moves between the moon and the sun, causing the Earth’s shadow to fall on the moon for almost three-and-a-half hours.
The shadow will block most of the light from the sun, bathing the moon in a dramatic red color.
This dramatic reddening of the moon happens because light from the sun, despite being blocked by Earth, bends around our planet and travels through our atmosphere to reach the moon.
Earth's atmosphere filters out shorter, bluer wavelengths of light and allows redder wavelengths through.
After these red wavelengths pass through our atmosphere, they continue traveling to the moon, bathing it in red light.
The eclipse will be visible from North America and the Pacific Ocean, Alaska, Western Europe, eastern Australia, New Zealand and Japan. To get exact eclipse timings for your location, you can visit websites like timeanddate.com.
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