Around 11 p. m. on Thursday, March 13 and the beginning of Friday, March 14, a total lunar eclipse will take place, in which this satellite will be seen red and can be seen from all over Colombia.
“The Moon during the eclipse looks red because it receives the light of the Sun’s ray but it has an unexpected trajectory because the layer of air in the atmosphere around the Earth acts as if it were a kind of lens, which generates a deviation,” said Juan Carlos Basto Pineda, professor and member of the Halley Group UIS.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon align in such a way that the Moon passes inside the Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon passes inside the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow, called the umbra.
“No eye protection or telescope is required and it can be seen with the naked eye. The eclipse is estimated to last one hour in its total phase,” added Basto Pineda.
If you want to learn more about eclipses and history, watch the following video:
