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Century's Longest And Darkest Lunar Eclipse Witnessed
Publish Date:Jun 16, 2011
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The awesome spectacle of the moon being eclipsed was visible all over the country. The full moon appeared much dimmer than usual, but sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere gave the lunar surface a deep reddish hue. This was the century's longest and darkest total lunar eclipse as the Moon immersed deeply inside the umbral (darker) shadow of the Earth. Click here for Lunar Eclipse Gallery: www.teluguone.com/news/galleries/Lunar-Eclipse-938.html
The total phase of the eclipse lasted 100 minutes. The last eclipse to exceed this duration was in July 2000. The next such eclipse will only take place in 2141. As the earth came in between the sun and the moon, its shadow first began sweeping across the moon blocking out much of its bright light and as the shadow descended gently, the moon's face turned red. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth in course of its orbit around the Sun, comes between the Moon and Sun in such a way that Moon is hidden in the shadow cast by Earth.
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