TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century will occur on July 27, 2018. The total phase lunar eclipse will last for 1 hour and 43 minutes, while the partial phase will last 3 hours 55 minutes. Unfortunately, the celestial event could not be seen from Indonesia
The lunar eclipse will be visible to most areas in Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and the Indian Ocean region, as quoted in AJC website, July 2. The tim eof the eclipse will be at 15:30 EDT (02:30 Western Indonesian Time) until 17:13 EDT (04:13 Western Indonesian Time). While its peak will be at 16:21 EDT (03:21 Western Indonesian Time).
The total lunar eclipse could be seen in naked eyes, unlike the solar eclipse.
The lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters the Earth’s shadow. The moon will turn deep reds or reddish brown during the eclipse because part of the sunlight which goes through Earth's atmosphere will be bent around the edge of the planet and falls onto the moon's surface.
The air also spread more shorter-wavelength light (in green or blue colors) followed by the longer-wavelength which redder at end of the spectrum.
The total lunar eclipse on July 27 is the second phenomenon this year. Earlier, it also occurred at the end of January.
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