On May 16, a total lunar eclipse can be observed from France. Visible at dawn, you will have to get up early to admire the orange color of the Moon.
Notice to astronomy enthusiasts! A total eclipse of Lune will be visible from France on May 16, in the morning. To see it, you will have to get up very early since this event will occur at dawn, just before the moon sets.
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A lunar eclipse on May 16
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun from Earth. At this time, the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon, which prevents the Sun’s rays from reaching it. Thus, the Moon will only be illuminated by the solar radiation that passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. L’star will take on orange and copper colors, even bluish.
The big astronomical meeting of the month of May will occur on Monday 16 when the full moon will slip into the shadow of the Earth and will be totally eclipsed… and it will be visible, in particular, in metropolitan France?https://t.co/nR9robmCNa pic.twitter.com/TEkHM9r3LC
— Guillaume Cannat (@GuillaumeCannat) May 2, 2022
To observe this phenomenon, it will be necessary to get up very early since theeclipse will begin at 3:30 a.m. The Moon will turn orange from 5:29 a.m., and the eclipse will last 84 minutes. This astronomical event is quite rare since the last total lunar eclipse observed in France took place in January 2019. This year, this eclipse will also be visible from the American and African continents.
