The longest lunar eclipse of the century seen from the ISS
Last Friday, on November 19, we witnessed a partial lunar eclipse, identified as the longest one of the century.
That is why there was a lot of expectation to be able to see this phenomenon, and this feeling also extended to space.
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- Published Date: 12:23 | 22 November 2021
- Modified Date: 09:04 | 23 November 2021
The astronauts of the International Space Staton (ISS) shared a series of images taken by none other than themselves, whilst the eclipse was happening.
The incident took six hours approximately, however, the transition of the eclipse from the darkest part of the Earth's shadow took like three and a half hours.
In this period, the Russian astronaut Piotr Dubrov was able to capture some photos of the incident, shared by the spatial agency of his country, Roscosmos.
"I continue my virtually live report of the Moon eclipse. These pictures show the maximum phase of a partial (almost total) lunar eclipse!", he wrote in his Instagram post.
"Lunar eclipses occur during a full moon when the Earth is in line between the Sun and the Moon. If the Moon goes into the cone of the Earth's shadow and becomes reddish, this astronomical phenomenon is called a total lunar eclipse. However, the Moon may not be completely in the Earth's shadow, such eclipses are called partial shadow lunar eclipses."
According to what has been said by the astronomers, there won't be any similar eclipse until 2669.
Here is another photo that was shared by Roscosmos.