Follow the partial lunar eclipse live on November 19, 2021 – Numerama

Unfortunately, metropolitan France cannot see the passage of the Moon in the shadow of the Earth on Friday, November 19, 2021. But it is possible to follow this partial lunar eclipse live and online.

It is longest partial lunar eclipse of the 21st century : the second lunar eclipse of the year 2021 takes place in this month of November. Metropolitan France can unfortunately only see the entry into the penumbra of the moon, which is not very impressive. Fortunately, it is still possible to follow the event online and live, hoping to see it in its entirety.

• When ? Friday, November 19, 2021. The eclipse begins with entering twilight at 7:02 a.m. (Paris time) and ends with exiting twilight at 1:03 p.m. The maximum of the eclipse is at 10:02 a.m.
• Where ? On YouTube: several channels broadcast the event. We have listed the links right after.
• What ? The partial passage of the Moon in the shadow of the Earth, for the second time in 2021.

The mythical Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles is organizing an event to follow live, to admire this eclipse ” partial – but almost total! ” Diffusion starts from 7 am.

The Time and Date site, specializing in time zones, also offers event coverage from 7 a.m.

Or meet from 8 a.m.

The Virtual Telescope Project, a network of robotic telescopes created by Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, also broadcasts live and online the partial eclipse. Meeting from 8 a.m.

The Astronomical Society of South Australia is live to bring the eclipse to life a little later, from 9:30 am.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Lr-37Sp1A

A lunar eclipse occurs during an alignment between three stars: the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, in that order. For the Moon to be eclipsed, it must pass in the shadow of our planet. This is why a lunar eclipse necessarily takes place at the time of full moon. Corn not every month either, because the plane of the orbit of the Moon is inclined, with respect to the plane of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun.

On November 19, the eclipse is partial, that is to say that the Moon partially passes in the shadow of the Earth. We are not far from witnessing a total eclipse, because there is no only 3% of the lunar disk which is not illuminated by the Sun.

To observe a lunar eclipse, you must be on the dark side of the Earth when the eclipse occurs. Thus, Northern Europe, Asia and North and South America have the chance to see that of November 19.

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