Lunar eclipse of May 2022: when and where to see the “Blood Moon”.

On the night of this May 15 and early morning of May 16, the sky will give us a strange wonder: a total lunar eclipse and one Blood Moon.

This will be the second eclipse of its 2022 season that began with the solar eclipse on April 30. But not only that, there is more: and this time the moon will be redwhich will transform it into a “Blood Moon”.

But there is more. According to experts, both in South America and in Spain there will no longer be a lunar eclipse so until March 2025. And then, fortunately, you’ll see naked eyes without the need for mirrors or special instruments.

What is a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when The Earth stands between the Sun and the Moon.

In this way, a shadow cone is formed that darkens our natural satellite, giving it a reddish color during its entire phase: this is called “Blood Moon“.

This red color is due to the fact that the little sunlight that passes through the planet’s atmosphere takes on that color when refract and project onto the surface of the Moon.

Ang environment so acting like a “light filter” which prevents the appearance of blue colors, which disappear into space.

to a eclipse Happening, the three celestial bodies – the Earth, the Moon and the Sun – must be aligned in such a way that our planet blocks the solar rays reaching the satellite. So, Lunar eclipses occur only in the phase of the full moon.

This lunar eclipse will be total. This phenomenon occurs when the Moon fully enters the threshold zone.

Lunar eclipse: where it can be seen

Unlike solar eclipses, which can only be seen from a relatively small area of ​​our planet, lunar eclipses can be seen from any part of the Earth where it is night.

In this case, this lunar eclipse can be seen in a wide region sasaklawin yan all South and Central America, most of North Americathe southern/western europethe South/West Asia, Africaof the oceans in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and the Antarcticaindicates a special Meteored site.

In Argentina, for example, the total eclipse It can be observed from any point, as long as the night is clear.

Lunar eclipse: what time will it be visible

• ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY. Ang lunar eclipse It will last 5 hours and 18 minutes, featured the aforementioned site. The penumbra will start at 22:32 (local time) on May 15, in this first stage you will only see a few changes in brightness as the lunar disk will be more blurred. At 23:27 the partial eclipse will begin and our satellite will gradually darken as it turns red. At 0:29 on May 16, the total eclipse will begin and the Moon will appear in red. The maximum magnitude is at 1:11, while the end of the eclipse will be recorded at around 3:50.

• CHILE. Due to time zone differences, everyone will be given an hour before.

• MEXICO CITY. The process will start at 20:32 (local time) and at 1:50 the highest point total lunar eclipse.

• NEW YORK. In the Big Apple it will start at 9:32 pm and the total will be given at 2:50 am

• MADRID, SPAIN. Ang total lunar eclipse It will extend for 3 hours and 29 minutes, indicating Meteored. The penumbra will begin at 3:32 (local time) on May 16, at 4:27 the partial eclipse will begin and at 5:29, the total eclipse. The maximum of blood moon eclipse It is at 6:11.

Lunar eclipse: some types of lunar eclipse exist

there is three types of lunar eclipsesexplanation by renowned astronomer Fred Espenak on his website.

Total Lunar Eclipse: occurs when the full Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow threshold. The total eclipses are surprising for the vibrant range of colors that the Moon can capture during the total stage.

Partial Lunar Eclipse: occurs when a portion of the Moon crosses the Earth’s dark shadow threshold. The rest of the Moon appears bright even though it is deep in twilight.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: the Moon passes through the faint penumbral shadow of the Earth. These types of eclipses are relatively difficult to observe.