In the night between 24 and 25 March 2024 We witnessed the first lunar eclipse of the season. In this case it was a penumbral lunar eclipse.
Each year they usually occur between 4th and 7th eclipsesincluding solar and lunar highlights National Geographic in an article on the topic.
He eclipse calendar This year includes, in total, four events: two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses.
In the case of this first eclipse, as we anticipated, it will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, that is, the Moon will transit shadow cast by the Earth.
The eclipse will be seen largely Europenortheast of Asiamuch of Australia, North America, South Americathe oceans Pacific and AtlanticHe Arctic and the Antarctica.
When will the next eclipses be in 2024?
Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
He April 8 we’ll have total solar eclipse, the most anticipated astronomical event of the year. We will see it in Mexico, the United States and the north of the American continent.
The second eclipse in 2024 will occur on April 8 and will be a total solar eclipse. Photo ShutterstockAnd partly in Western Europe, in Northern South America, in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and in the Arctic.
This eclipse promises a few minutes of total darkness and several hours of evolution. A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Sun, and Moon align such that the Moon’s shadow falls on the earth.
Partial lunar eclipse on September 18, 2024
The next eclipse will occur on the night of 17-18 September of 2024 and you can see this partial lunar eclipse in Europe, much of Asia, Africa, North America and South America.
Also in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, as well as in Antarctica and the Arctic. At the moment of greatest shadow, the Moon will be at its zenith in northern Brazil. This eclipse will be something more weak compared to that of March.
Annular solar eclipse of October 2, 2024
He last eclipse of the year will take place 2nd October of 2024. It will be a Annular solar eclipse which can be observed in North America, much of South America, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and also in Antarctica.
This year there will be four eclipses: two lunar and two solar. Photo: ShutterstockAnnular eclipses or “rings of fire” They are similar to total eclipses, but because the Moon is at the farthest point of its orbit, it appears smaller and does not completely cover the Sun (some of its light surrounds the Moon’s shadow).
How many types of eclipses are there?
There are two types of eclipses: there are solar eclipses and there is lunar eclipses.
In the case of solar eclipses, these occur when the Moon is in the path of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on the Earth. Thus, during the day, the Moon moves in front of the Sun and it becomes dark, as if it were night.
In the lunar eclipsesalthough the Earth, Sun and Moon also participate, the difference lies in the position of these stars.
In this case, the The Earth is placed between the Sun and the Moon which crosses its cone of shadow, darkening; while, as we said, in a solar eclipse, it is the Moon that comes between the Earth and the Sun.
Source: Clarin
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