“We then speak of ‘Red Moon’, ‘Red Moon’ or ‘Blood Moon'”, adds Sciencepost, which specifies that from metropolitan France, and therefore from Belgium, “early risers will still be able to marvel at this astronomical spectacle for regarding an hour because the Moon will set before being entirely in the shaded area.
This rare spectacle that is the lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned.
The appearance of a lunar eclipse is an event that only occurs once or twice a year in the celestial vault. It will be total, which has not happened in Europe since January 2019.
The longest total lunar eclipse of the century occurred on July 27, 2018, from approximately 9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. A total lunar eclipse of similar duration is not expected until the year 2123.
