Astronomy lovers in America will enjoy a great show in March. In the middle of the month, during the early morning, they can see a total lunar eclipse. Only, instead of disappearing due to the lack of light, the moon will be dyed of an intense red color as if it were covered with “blood.”
During a lunar eclipse, the earth blocks sunlight that normally illuminates the moon. On the night of March 13 and the morning of 14, the darkest part of the shadow of the earth, called Umbra, will cover the satellite in its greatest phase. Partial lunar eclipses are relatively common. Those who coincide with a full moon are an eccentricity.
During the planet’s transit, the atmosphere diverts sunlight and filters its colors. Only the red light manages to transfer and reflect on the satellite. To explain it, scientists ask you to imagine a projection of the sunrises and sunsets of the earth on the surface of a moon face. “The same phenomenon that makes our sky blue and our red sunsets causes the moon to become reddish orange during a lunar eclipse. Sunlight seems white, but in reality it contains an rainbow of components, and the different light colors have different physical properties, ”writes NASA ..
What time will the March lunar eclipse be
According to NASA, the eclipse will begin at 8:57 pm. Pacific time (PDT). In Mexico the phenomenon will start at 10:57 pm. (CDT), in Argentina at 12:57 am. (Art) and in Spain at 05:57 am. (CET). The advance of the shadow of the earth on the moon will be slow. An observer can notice that the satellite is gradually “bites” that hide their glow. The entire eclipse, or the time when the “Blood Moon” appears, is calculated for 11:26 pm. PDT The climax will last about an hour.
This is the list of schedules at the beginning of the entire eclipse for some of the main countries of America:
- Mexico: 1:26 am.
- Colombia: 1:26 am.
- Chile: 3:26 am.
- Argentina: 3:26 am.
- Peru: 1:26 am.
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