Blood moon: Lunar eclipse expected tonight

15:48, 27.07.2018

Millions of people will have the opportunity to see a lunar eclipse – an event popularly known in the media as a “blood moon” – on Friday July 27. Visible for most of the world – it’s set to be the longest one this century.

During such an eclipse, the full moon moves into the shadow of the Earth cast by the sun, and is momentarily darkened. Some sunlight still reaches the moon, refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere, however, illuminating it with an ashen to dark red glow, the colour depending on atmospheric conditions.

The full eclipse will start from 21:14 Tbilisi Time. The event is visible from Georgia.

Prepared based on theconversation.com material

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