Lunar eclipses are astronomical phenomena worth taking the time to observe to our satellite. On the night of this Sunday, January 20th and early Monday, January 21st In 2019, we were able to witness one of the best. Despite the late night, it was an extraordinary moment, to delight us with the total lunar eclipse.
The event's close came at the end, when a Super Blood Moon occurredIt should be noted that It was visible from North to South America, in it African continent and Western Europe.
Supermoon
Essentially, it happens, when it is completely full, and its approach to our planet is the maximum, in its elliptical orbit. Therefore, we observed it between a larger 10% and 15% than usual.
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar eclipses, It occurs when the Sun and Earth align and our satellite. In this case, because it is total, the Moon is completely covered by the umbra or shadow of our planet.
Blood Moon
On the other hand, the Blood Moon, It happens once it begins to uncover, radiating a halo between orange and reddishBasically, it occurs because the alignment of the three causes the Earth's atmosphere to filter out green and blue light, allowing only the red hue to pass through, so we see it as red.
Wolf Moon
A term that has been bandied about a lot lately has been “Wolf Moon”, This is the name of the first full moon in the month of January. This expression of the astronomical calendar is given by the ancient North American Indians, because during this time Wolves howl more due to lack of food in winter.
Some people know the first moon of January as: Old Moon, Ice Moon, Moon after Yule and Snow Moon.
Super Blood Moon Eclipse
Now that we know what the events we enjoyed this weekend were all about, here are the images. Captured by the Geekine team from Venezuela, during the beautiful astronomical phenomenon.
The impact of a meteorite
But the cherry on top of this eclipse was the power to witness and capture the impact of a meteoriteThe Spanish astronomer José María Madiedo, from the University of Huelva, stated that For more than 10 years, attempts had been made to capture this unique fact.
The website Space.com, specialist in astronomical news, frequently explains the Moon. suffers meteorite impacts, and reaches around 140 new craters annually.
In short, The year 2019 has started very well in the astronomical field.And we hope the stars continue to amaze us for the rest of the year. Tell us in the comments from Where did you enjoy this lunar eclipse?
Image: Unsplash
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