in tonight morning from 30 to 31 Januarywho are in Southern North America, Central America, or the Caribbean They will have the opportunity to see the lunar eclipse of Mars. In fact, Mars and the Moon have been playing hide and seek for several months, making it appear that, as if it were a famous artist’s tour, it has slowly visited every point on the planet. December 8 in North America and Western Europe, 3 January In the Indian Ocean and Central Africa. Now it’s his turn.
For a few hours, on the other side of the globe, you will see Mars slowly approach the Moon, disappear behind it, and reappear a few hours later.
Lunar eclipse will happen with our satellite 74% complete, so that Mars hides under its dark end and appears again at the bright end a few hours later. The timing will of course depend on where we are. but if we look at mexico city time zonewill start on 22:59 will last until 00:27According to space.com,
What is such a lunar eclipse from Mars?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon, in its trajectory around the Earth, passes in front of a celestial object, according to an observer located on our planet. In this case, for people located in the above regions, the Moon will pass in front of Mars and be hidden for a few hours.
don’t confuse with eclipse
However, etymologically, it could probably be said that Moon is going to take over the word Mars. Assumption It is used in astronomy in another way. Specifically, it refers to the phenomenon by which Light from one object is blocked by another object, For example, in a lunar eclipse, the Earth is placed between the Sun and the Moon, so that the latter, not receiving the light of the king star, becomes dark.
How can we see it?
If the sky is clear, the lunar cover of Mars will be visible naked eye, Just look at the constellation of Taurus, where the red planet will be found. Or, even simpler, look directly at the Moon. The bright and red dot that will slowly get closer to it is Mars.
easy to see without aid; Though logically the show would look much better with binoculars or telescope, Also, this will be a great time for astrophotography lovers to take out their cameras and immortalize the show. That way, even those of us who are currently in the least fortunate part of the planet will have the opportunity to see it.
