Those who missed the show will have to wait until 2033 to witness the next “Blood Moon,” as Americans call it.
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Posted the 05/26/2021 9:31 PM
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An exceptional celestial spectacle. Astronomical enthusiasts in the Pacific region witnessed a “super moon” on Wednesday, May 26, coinciding with a total lunar eclipse. From Australia to central North America, amateurs were able to discover, without any danger for the eyesight unlike a solar eclipse, a huge bright moon of red-orange color when the star moved. entirely found in the shadow of the Earth.
The phenomenon occurred between 1:11 p.m. and 1:25 p.m. (Paris time) when this first total lunar eclipse in two years coincided, as happens once a decade, with the moment when the Moon was at its perigee, the highest point. close to our planet. Fairly close to Earth, 360,000 km away, the Moon appeared 30% brighter and 14% larger than at its furthest point, 50,000 km away.
A lunar eclipse happening now#SuperBloodMoon #KSLTV pic.twitter.com/FncQLQYbS7
— Derek Petersen (@Derek_Photog) May 26, 2021
Sublime# LunarEclipse2021 #NZ #New Zealand #SuperBloodMoon #Dunedin @LoveDunedin @PureNewZealand #OtagoPeninsula pic.twitter.com/HAbcQdGSkD
– Paul Le Comte (@ five15design) May 26, 2021
Those who missed Wednesday’s show will need to be patient. The next “Blood Moon”, as the Americans call it, is scheduled for 2033.
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