Crimeans on Sunday evening “The sky will show” the lunar eclipse

Tonight between 19:27 and 22:56 Moscow time, a full lunar eclipse will be observed over the territory of Russia: a phenomenon in which the Earth is blocked by sunlight falling on the moon. For the observer on the surface of the moon at this moment, the sun is ecliprated-said in the Telegram channel of the laboratory.

The full phase of the eclipse, according to scientists, will last 1 hour 23 minutes from 20:30 to 21:53 in Moscow. At the same time, as reported by a researcher at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Sergey Nazarov, the maximum phase is expected in Crimea at 21:12.

It will be necessary to look for the moon during the eclipse in the southeast. The height of the moon above the horizon will freely observe it even in large cities above the roofs of houses.

In the southern regions of the country, the conditions for observation will be even better, — scientists promise.

Moon during a complete eclipse stained in different shades red-from dirty orange (copper) to dark red or brown. The intensity of red and the brightness of the lunar disk is affected by the level of dusty atmosphere during the eclipse, Nazarov previously explained.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea