The century's longest Lunar Eclipse happened on July 27, 2018. (Similar to the SBB, except this time the Moon, was closer to the Earth, but wasn't a blue moon. So it will be SB, Super Blood Moon.) Although we were told that we wouldn't see it, we got to see the last minute ending of the eclipse. NASA, with predictions of lunar eclipses up to the year 2100, announced that this lunar eclipse is the longest of the century. The totality of the eclipse lasted for 103 minutes, and the whole eclipse lasted for 7 hours. People in the places of Africa, would best see the eclipse, while the Americas, and parts of NorthEastern Asia, would not be able to see the eclipse at all, but as I stated, we saw the ending of the eclipse, right when it was dark, here in Los Angeles. This lunar eclipse was also very special especially with a bright red Mars at its side, and not just that, Mars is at is closest since 2003, making it a very bright object near the moon.
Why was this lunar eclipse was the longest? It was the longest, due to the fact that it was also closer to earth, so the red light that passes through Earth's atmosphere, and casted on the Moon, would be more than usual, and with the Earth and the Moon's orbits, it will take moon a little longer to get to the shadow of the Earth. So that's why the lunar eclipse was to be so long, in the right conditions, with the moon being closer to Earth, and with a bright red Mars.
Why was this lunar eclipse was the longest? It was the longest, due to the fact that it was also closer to earth, so the red light that passes through Earth's atmosphere, and casted on the Moon, would be more than usual, and with the Earth and the Moon's orbits, it will take moon a little longer to get to the shadow of the Earth. So that's why the lunar eclipse was to be so long, in the right conditions, with the moon being closer to Earth, and with a bright red Mars.
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that's cool
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