And “when the evening comes, so that the sky blazes, don’t red and black marry?” said Jacques Brel. And for good reason, a total lunar eclipse on the night of Sunday to Monday, an infrequent celestial spectacle during which the star loses its brilliance and gradually turns red.
phenomenon that occurs regarding twice a year, when the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly aligned. The eclipse will be visible from parts of the American, European and African continents, according to European astrophysicists.
According to these specialists of the Universe, this kind of eclipse basically occurs when the light of a celestial object is temporarily obstructed by another celestial body, thus, a lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. , however the Earth’s natural satellite does not disappear entirely when the eclipse is total.
Visible with binoculars as with the naked eye, the phenomenon can give “spectacular photos” if the weather conditions are good. The eclipse will last regarding five hours, and its totality phase – when the star is completely in the shadow of the Earth – a little over an hour, add the same sources, quoted by AFP.
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