Fri 19 November 2021:
According to NASA, the longest and “almost total” lunar eclipse will take place on Friday.
Overnight, the Moon will enter the Earth’s shadow, becoming red as the only sunlight reaching it goes through the Earth’s atmosphere.
“The more dust or clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere during the eclipse, the redder the Moon will appear,” NASA said.
“The color might be easier to see in binoculars or a telescope,” NASA said on its website. “Using a camera on a tripod with exposures of several seconds will bring out the color, at the expense of overexposing the lit part of the Moon.”
It is anticipated to stay in place for three hours and 28 minutes, making it the longest eclipse in 580 years, according to NASA.
As much as 99.1 percent of the Moon’s disk will be within Earth’s umbra, according to NASA.
The eclipse will be visible throughout North America, as well as areas of South America, Polynesia, eastern Australia, and northeastern Asia.
The best viewing will be around the peak of the eclipse, which will be at 9.03 UTC (0903GMT)/4.03 a.m. EDT/1.03 a.m. PDT.
“Partial lunar eclipses might not be quite as spectacular as total lunar eclipses — where the Moon is completely covered in Earth’s shadow — but they occur more frequently,” NASA stated on its website. “And that just means more opportunities to witness little changes in our solar system that sometimes occur right before our eyes.”
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