How do you see the total lunar eclipse and blood moon on September 7

In the evening On September 7, the total eclipse of the second (and final) lunar year will be held, raising a great scene of the red Blood Moon in the sky throughout the world.

The overall eclipse of the moon occurs when the Earth is placed between the full moon and the sun, with the moon falling under our planet. However, instead of disappearing in the dark, the oppressed moon instead becomes red. This is due to a phenomenon called Rayleight Scattering.

Visible sunlight, although they look white, actually consist of lights in different colors that have different wavelengths, and this The interaction differently With the Earth’s atmosphere when passing through it. During the lunar eclipse, the shorter wavelengths of visible light are scattered towards the blue end of the visible spectrum, out, away from the shaded area of ​​the earth. But those who have longer wavelengths, towards the red part of the spectrum, are bent inward and are thrown into the shaded area – and on the surface of the moon.

The first moon eclipse this year, Again in MarchIt is better to watch from the United States, but unfortunately if you are in the Americas, you will miss seeing the blood satellite this time. the Total stage Through this September eclipse – when the moon is inside the earth’s shadow and it will appear deep red – it will be visible throughout Asia, Central, East Africa and Australia. These maps From Timeanddate.com, show where the total eclipse can be seen on the planet.

The total stage will start at 17:30 World time on September 7, with the moment of the maximum eclipse after about 40 minutes, at 18:11 UTC, and then ends after an additional 40 minutes. Before and after their entirety, the moon will be partially dismantled, to become first and then less shades. Timeanddate.com It also contains a search tool in the city, where you can enter your site to find the timing of the eclipse to your whereabouts.

If you are not in a show area, but you still want to watch it live, the virtual telescope project – which is imagined and coordinated by Italian astronomical physicist Gianluca Massi – will present a live broadcast of eclipse and blood on the moon YouTube.

This overall lunar eclipse will occur less than three days before the moon’s arrival to the evil, which is the point where the closest to the Earth, which means that it appears slightly larger than the average during the event.

After September 7, the next lunar total eclipse will not happen until early March 2026 – but fortunately for those in the United States, it will be that visual In North America, Australia and East Asia.

This story was originally appeared on Wireless Italy It was translated from Italian.