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A rare and beautiful heavenly phenomenon – the “rise” of the “Blood Moon” Many inhabitants of the Earth were able to observe on the night of September 27-28. Earth satellite turned red due to the fact that at the same time a lunar eclipse and a full moon occurred: the moon entered the shadow, discarded by the Earth. An unusual shade appeared because sun rays that are tangential to the surface Earth scattered in the atmosphere. Such a heavenly phenomenon is very happens very rarely: once every two or three decades.
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“Blood Moon” is when the Earth’s shadow casts a reddish glow to the “enlarged” Moon, which is also called the “Super Moon” (this happens when the orbit of the moon is closest to the earth, making brighter than usual).
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are on the same axis. In Moscow, the phase of the total eclipse began in 05:11 and ended at 06:24.
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The moon during the eclipse was in perigee – the minimum distance from Earth in 2015. Thus, the shadow of the Earth entered super moon.
The coincidence of the two events is relatively rare. Last time is an astronomical event was observed in 1982, and the following will happen only in 2033.
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At the time of perigee, the size of the disk of the moon will be 12% larger than in periods when the Earth’s satellite is at its peak – the most remote portion of the orbit from the Earth. Also finding the moon low above the horizon will enhance the effect of the giant moon – Super Moon: its can be seen next door to houses and trees. Add that such an astronomical phenomenon will occur for the fourth time in 2015 year.
On the lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015, astronomers they say that it will affect the earthlings for almost half a year, although catastrophic consequences do not seem to be expected.
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