Almeria Witnesses ‘blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse

ON nan evening of Sunday, September 7, into nan greeting of Monday, September 8, each of Andalucia witnessed a spectacular spatial event: a full lunar eclipse that saw nan satellite successful a agleam and aggravated reddish colour, known arsenic a “blood moon.” This satellite was nan past afloat satellite of nan summertime season, and Andalucia – including Almeria – was 1 of nan fortunate provinces that had nan privilege of witnessing it successful its afloat splendour. 

Visible crossed overmuch of Spain, nan satellite roseate aft eclipsing, allowing stargazers to bask nan 2nd portion of nan full phase, and pinch amended visibility amongst easternmost provinces. As nan nighttime progressed, nan reddish satellite grew moreover brighter. Lunar eclipses, dissimilar star eclipses, are visible from half nan satellite and tin past for respective hours, making them much accessible and appreciable than different spatial phenomena.

The reddish hue that is taken connected by nan satellite during nan humor satellite lunar eclipse is caused by nan dispersal of molecules – nan aforesaid ones that springiness nan sunset its reddish colour – known arsenic Rayleigh scattering. The eclipse happens erstwhile nan Earth is positioned straight betwixt nan sun and nan moon, casting a protector connected nan moon. Unlike a star eclipse, this lunar arena tin beryllium observed pinch nan naked oculus pinch nary consequence to stargazers’ eyesight.

In summation to Almeria, different areas pinch a spectacular position of nan blood moon included nan Balearic Islands, Catalonia, and Ceuta, among galore others. 

Though nan humor satellite is nan past charismatic lunar arena of summer, location person been different spectacular phenomena successful nan cosmos that person near stargazers impressed. This summer, nan yearly Perseid meteor showers changeable stars crossed nan nighttime sky. In addition, August’s Sturgeon Moon saw nan satellite rise, tremendous and bright, and successful immoderate areas pinch a agleam orangish hue.