Days after a solar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse of this year is set to capture the attention of stars around the world. The lunar eclipse will be visible in many parts of the world on 16 May. But in today’s article, we are going to tell you 8 amazing things about the lunar eclipse, which you may not have known till now. So let’s know what are those things….
1. Lunar eclipse occurs only during full moon
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun, with Earth casting its shadow on the Moon. A lunar eclipse does not occur every month on a full moon because the Moon’s orbit is tilted 5 degrees more than the Earth’s.
In fact, it is the word when any three objects are lined up in space. It comes from the Greek word syzygia, meaning “joined together”, and is pronounced like “syzygy”.
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Lunar eclipse can be total, partial or penumbral. A total eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow completely covers the Moon. A partial eclipse (pictured above) occurs when Earth’s shadow covers only a portion of the Moon. A penumbral eclipse involves Earth’s light outer shadow (the penumbra) that covers the Moon.
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This can happen only during a total lunar eclipse. You can see the lunar eclipse from the moon.
The Moon appears red during an eclipse, often called a blood moon, because of the way light causes refraction in Earth’s atmosphere. This is called Rayleigh scattering, which is why sunset and sunrise are red in colour. The exact color of the Moon at the time of the eclipse is also affected by the particles present in the Earth’s atmosphere.
