Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow June 15 the world will witness the longest total lunar eclipse since 2000. Don’t say we didn’t tell you!This time the Moon will pass directly through the center of the Earth’s shadow cone – an event that hasn’t happened in 11 years and won’t happen again until 2018. Totality of the lunar eclipse, where Earth’s shadow completely covers the moon, will last from an hour to an hour and a half.The dramatic event will see the moon changing colours and turning blood red.This lunar eclipse will be seen in its entirety from western China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan.
Arabia and the eastern half of Africa. Viewers outside of North America will be able to see the lunar eclipse, while Europeans will miss the early stages of the event.But wait, before you just read on to another article because you can’t see it from where you live, remember today we’ve got the thing called Internet, so thanks to the net we’ll all have a chance to see the full lunar eclipse.The moon takes on this new colour because indirect sunlight is still able to pass through Earth’s atmosphere and cast a glow on the moon. Our atmosphere filters out most of the blue coloured light, leaving the red and orange hues that we see during a lunar eclipse. Extra particles in the atmosphere, from say a recent volcanic eruption, will cause the moon to appear a darker shade of red.
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