Lunar eclipse
An eclipse usually occurs when a celestial body passes through space such as the moon or one of the planets in the solar system, between another body and its light source, such as the sun. The moon is known to rotate around the Earth continuously, and the earth’s rotation around the sun at the same time throughout the year. The moon aligns with each other during rotation, which results in the so-called lunar eclipse, which leads to changes in the amount of moon viewing from the earth and the extent of sunlight reflection on it, because the Earth blocks the sunlight reflected on the moon, and in the following we will talk about the lunar eclipse in some detail.
Types of lunar eclipses
The average orbital velocity of the moon is about 1.03 km / s, which is equivalent to 2,300 miles per hour, which is also equivalent to a little more than its diameter per hour. The total time from the beginning of the moon’s entry into the Earth’s shadow until it leaves it takes about four hours, and it also plays The relative distance that the moon is away from the Earth plays an important role in the duration of the eclipse, just as the lunar eclipse is divided into three types that include the following:
Total Lunar Eclipse:
- occurs when the entire Moon enters the shadow of the Earth, and the Moon may appear red through it, due to the sunlight being filtered and broken by the Earth’s atmosphere. This type of Eclipse is rare.
Partial Lunar Eclipse:
- occurs when part of the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, and may last for approximately 107 minutes.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:
It occurs when the moon enters the semi-shadow region of the Earth, which causes the moon's surface to darken and appears darker than usual.
