Today (26th) night, the'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse takes place, with the moon completely obscured by the Earth's shadow and appearing in red.
A total lunar eclipse is a phenomenon in which the moon is completely obscured by the Earth's shadow when the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Moon orbiting the Earth are in a straight line in the Sun-Earth-Moon order.
In particular, when a total lunar eclipse occurs, the long-wavelength red light of the sun reaches the moon hidden by the Earth's shadow, and when the moon reflects this light, it appears red. This is called a'blood moon'.
Tonight's total lunar eclipse takes place three years after January 31, 2018, and as the moon gets closer to Earth than at other times, the supermoon and total lunar eclipse that appear larger occur simultaneously and are called'Super Blood Moon'.
Today's lunar eclipse begins at around 6:44 PM with a partial lunar eclipse with the left side of the moon obscured.
In particular, around 8:9 p.m., a total lunar eclipse occurs, where the entire moon completely enters the Earth's shadow.
The total lunar eclipse runs for about 18 minutes until 8:27 pm.
Around 9:52 p.m., the lunar eclipse ends as the moon leaves the Earth's shadow.
Tonight the southern regions are cloudy or rainy, so the total lunar eclipse is expected to be seen in the central region.
Today's total lunar eclipse can be seen in the southeastern sky.
(Photo = Courtesy of Gwacheon National Science Museum, Yonhap News)