‘Blood Moon’ Rise During Total Lunar Eclipse

Stargazers enjoy “Blood Moon” on Sunday night during total lunar eclipse wey people fit see for Asia and plenty parts of Europe and Africa. When Sun, Earth, and Moon line up, the shadow wey Earth cast for Moon make am look deep red, and people don dey amazed by this for plenty years. People for Asia like India and China get the best view of the total eclipse on Sunday, and e still show for eastern side of Africa and western Australia. The total lunar eclipse last from 1730 GMT reach 1852 GMT. People for Europe and Africa sef see small part of the eclipse when Moon dey rise for early evening, but people for Americas no see anything.

The Moon dey red during lunar eclipse because the only sunlight wey reach am na the one wey reflect and scatter through Earth atmosphere, talk Ryan Milligan, astrophysicist for Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Blue light dey scatter pass red light as e pass through atmosphere, and na so Moon take get blood red colour. To see lunar eclipse, all we need be clear weather and make person dey for the right place, no need special glasses like solar eclipse. The last total lunar eclipse happen March this year, and before that na 2022. One rare total solar eclipse go show for small part of Europe on August 12, 2026. Next year’s totality na the first for mainland Europe since 2006, and only Spain and Iceland go see total eclipse, others go see partial. For Spain, total eclipse go show for small area between Madrid and Barcelona, but neither city go see full thing. This go be the first total solar eclipse since the one wey happen for North America in April 2024.