WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 – RIA Novosti. A total lunar eclipse will be seen in among the residents of the Russian Far East, Siberia and Trans, Asia, North America and Australia, the website of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The second in 2014, a total lunar eclipse will begin on Wednesday, October 8 at 12.15 MSK and reaches its fullness in about 2.5 hours. Website NASA will broadcast live eclipse, and agency experts will answer your questions.
In the fullness of the lunar eclipse will see the inhabitants of the Russian Far East and Siberia, the United States, eastern Australia and Canada.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Sun and Moon are aligned on the same axis, so that the shadow from Earth closes sunlight reflected by its natural satellite. During the eclipse, noted in NASA, reflecting the Earth’s atmosphere refracted sunlight, the moon can take on a reddish or orange shades, so this phenomenon is also referred to as “blood moon.” According to experts, the temperature during the eclipse facing the sun the moon’s surface decreases from 130 degrees Celsius to minus 99 degrees.
Today’s eclipse will be the fourth in the tetrad of lunar eclipses 2014-2015. The first of these inhabitants of the earth could be seen in April of this year, two more will be held April 4 and September 28, 2015.
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