Nasa says tonight's lunar eclipse will be the century's longest partial eclipse.
Nasa says tonight's lunar eclipse will be the century's longest partial eclipse.
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The lunar eclipse that will be seen tonight, according to Nasa, will last three hours and 28 minutes, making it the longest partial eclipse of the century. It will also be the longest in 580 years, according to a tweet from Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight Center, which houses the agency’s space launch system.

“Tonight’s lunar eclipse will be the longest partial eclipse of this century, lasting 3 hours and 28 minutes. “This will be the century’s longest partial eclipse, and the longest in 580 years,” it stated.

For all of North America, as well as parts of South America, Polynesia, Australia, and northeast Asia, the celestial show that will bathe the Moon in crimson will be visible.

As it passes behind the Earth, the Moon will be almost entirely engulfed in shadow, reddening 99 percent of its surface.

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Sky-watchers in cloud-free areas may see a tiny dimming of the Moon beginning at 0602 GMT on Friday when it enters Earth’s penumbra, or outer shadow, according to space scientists.