In the next few days, the world and the people of the Middle East in particular will witness an extraordinary lunar phenomenon that will not be witnessed until the end of the 21st century.On July 27, people, including the Arab world, will meet with the longest lunar eclipse, accompanied by another phenomenon, the "Bloody Moon". The total eclipse will last for an hour and 43 minutes, because the Moon will be at the farthest point Earth.
During this phenomenon, the Earth's shadow will cover the entire moon and can be seen in the Middle East, Central Asia, East Africa and South America, while North America, Europe and North Asia will not be able to see it.It is noteworthy that the phenomenon of lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's middle of the sun and the moon at one level, where the moon passes under the earth, which usually occurs 3 times a year.
The last lunar eclipse witnessed by the world on 31 January was accompanied by two other phenomena, the "Bloody Moon" and the "Blue Moon".
The cause of the moon's dark moon phenomenon is that the Moon is closest to the earth. The reason for the moon's red color is the earth's atmosphere, which disperses the sun's rays and spreads it on the moon's surface.
The best time to see the entire lunar eclipse is based on the geographic region. From the beginning to the end, the eclipse will be seen in the Middle East, East Africa, India and Central Asia, and the eclipse will peak at 8:15 pm GMT.
According to astronomical calculations, the entire eclipse (partial and total) will last about 4 hours.
However, the total eclipses of the Moon will occur again on January 21 and will last for one hour and two minutes. The 21st century will witness 228 eclipses of the moon.
The world experienced the lunar eclipse of the century on April 4, 2015, and lasted only 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
It is also interesting that the two observers can see Mars because it will be at the closest point to Earth 15 years ago, where it will appear 10 times brighter than it normally is.
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