Total eclipse of the moon: the indications to see it at best

A’total eclipse of the moon Perfectly visible from Italy: this is the show that the sky reserves on September 7th. During the eclipse the moon enters the shadow cone projected by the earth with a perfect alignment of sun, earth and moon. On this special occasion, the moon will rise already immersed in the earthly shadow. It is also called blood moon for the color it takes thanks to the sunlight refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere. The color will be stronger than usual because the moon will sink into the earth’s shadow with a magnitude of 1.362.

The eclipse is visible in Italy with the moon that stands near the beginning of the totality. In addition to Europe, the eclipse is visible in Africa, Asia and Australia and the Indian and Atlantic oceans. The totality falls three days before Perigeo, the point of maximum proximity of the satellite to the earth so the moon will appear slightly bigger than usual, but it will not be a superluna.

How to follow the eclipse: the indications of Italian astrophils

Explains the website of theItalian Astrophils Union that it is recommended to prepare for the observations just before 19 and 30, in the imminence of the sunset of the sun.

The exact times of the sunset of the sun and the rise of the moon vary by a few minutes depending on the location from which it is observed. TO Rome The sun sets at 19:35.

A few minutes after the sunset of the sun will rise the already eclipsed moon, therefore the initial stages of the phenomenon, the entrance of the moon in the shadow of the earth, will therefore not be visible.

Only the second part of the phenomenon will be observable from Italy, with the exit of the full moon from the shadow of the earth. The maximum of the Eclisse occurs at 20 and 13. The totality phase will end at 20 and 52

Numerous local astrophy associations will organize public evenings throughout the national territory for the observation of total eclipse.

What is the total eclipse of the moon

In just under a month, the moon describes an elliptical orbit around the earth, while it moves around the sun, which illuminates both. To have the Luna eclipse, the latter must be hidden from the light of the sun inside the shadow of the earth. The alignment between the three bodies is needed: in the order Sole -ter-luna. This condition geometrically corresponds to the full moon phase.

The phenomenon of total eclipse proceeds gradually. The moon begins to enter the gray cone of the earth from the west and then immerses itself in the shadow cone with the increasingly extensive darkening of the lunar disc. The total phase is when the moon enters completely into the shadow cone. The path is then back.

The moon does not disappear lasting the eclipse, assumes A different color, bronze. It derives from the fact that at that moment the Earth’s atmosphere is directing the red portion of the electromagnetic spectrum towards the moon.

The next lunar eclipses

March 3, 2026: unnoticed in Italy
December 31, 2028: an eclipse at the end of the year, the Moon rises to eclipses already started
June 26, 2029: The Red Moon at dawn
December 20, 2029: it will be the next eclipse visible in all its phases, in the evening, between over 10 years

Source: Vanity Fair

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