Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
The so-called “blood moon” on July 27, when it turns a deep red, will be visible at different times in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America when the sun, Earth and moon line up perfectly, casting Earth’s shadow on the moon.
The total eclipse will last 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds, though a partial eclipse precedes and follows, meaning the moon will spend a total of 3 hours and 54 minutes in the earth's umbral shadow, according to NASA.
At the same time, Mars will hover near the moon in the night sky, easily visible with the naked eye. Our neighbouring planet will appear unusually large and bright, a mere 57.7 million km from Earth on its elliptical orbit around the sun.
Blood moon very beautiful
Soo amazing and lovey
I m so lucky i m watching
This blood moon
