China News Service, Nanjing, May 26 (Xu Shanshan) According to the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on the evening of the 26th, the astronomical spectacle "Super Moon + Red Moon + Total Lunar Eclipse" arrived as scheduled.
Unfortunately, due to the influence of the weather, astronomy enthusiasts in many places in China cannot watch it directly. Many people choose to chase the moon "on the cloud" and experience the "yin, sunny and roundness".
On that day, the sky in Nanjing was full of dark clouds, as if a giant gray curtain obscured the sky.
The "Super Scarlet Total Moon Eclipse", which was supposed to make its debut in the annual "Sky Screen Theater", was finally "persuaded" by the rain.
However, people's "month by month" enthusiasm has not been "extinguished."
Many citizens put away their previously prepared "long guns and short cannons" and moved to the front.
If you can’t see the real moon in a rainstorm, just watch the live broadcast on the Internet, with expert explanations.
Not only is Nanjing affected by the rainy weather, but also in many areas, the sky is not beautiful, and a "dark cloud chasing the moon" is staged in the sky.
Among them, rainfall occurs in the Yangtze River Basin and the eastern part of Southwest China, which is particularly unfavorable for observation.
"Thousands of calls began to come out, still holding the Pipa half-hidden." On the live screen, the total lunar eclipse from all over the world was presented in front of the screen.
The penumbral eclipse began at 18:46, Beijing time, and the total lunar eclipse appeared. Gradually, a round of super red moon "takes eclipse" from the low-altitude south-east.
"I won't do my homework today. Take my baby to watch the moon on the Internet." "This is the first time I have seen a red moon." "This super red moon is so exciting. Fortunately, I didn't miss it!" on social media , People have exposed their own "food" experience.
According to Wang Kechao, head of science popularization at the Purple Mountain Observatory, this total lunar eclipse is also the largest moon in this year's "full moon", that is, the "super moon".
"Super Moon" and total lunar eclipse are not rare celestial phenomena, but the "combination" of the two is relatively rare.
Why is the moon "blooded" during a total lunar eclipse?
Wang Kechao said that when the moon completely enters the earth's umbra, the sunlight is refracted and scattered by the earth's atmosphere, and a small amount of long-wavelength red and yellow light penetrates the atmosphere and shines on the moon, so it appears as a "red moon."
If you miss this opportunity, the next total lunar eclipse will have to wait for more than a year.
"The total lunar eclipse visible in China will have to wait until November 8, 2022, and the next time it will have to wait until September 8, 2025." Wang Kechao said.
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