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The sky dance will give earthlings a spectacle embodied in the night sky at dawn from Sunday to Monday. One a total eclipse will cover the moon in red when the earth passes between it and the sun; and the Earth’s natural satellite is obscured by the planet’s shadow. Portugal is in the path of an astronomical event and you will be able to observe the “Blood Moon” between 03:28 and 07:52 in Lisbon.
Then mark your calendar: it all starts around 20:11 in Lisbon, when the moon rises on the horizon, like a huge red ball. Don’t be fooled: at this moment The natural satellite of the Earth is still illuminated by white light coming from the Sun.. But when the Moon reflects the same radiation, it turns reddish, scattering it in the Earth’s atmosphere, explains Lisbon Astronomical Observatory.
O a true eclipse begins at 2:31 a.m., when the moon begins to enter the Earth’s penumbra is the least dark area of the planet’s shadow – and becomes progressively darker grays. The spectacle intensifies at 3:28 am because that is when the Moon begins to show reddish and brownish hues as it enters the darkest region of the earth’s shadow, the shadow.
O the peak moment of the eclipse will be between 04:29 and 05:54 on the Portuguese mainland.when the Moon is completely inside the Earth’s shadow cone and is dressed in red. But it never completely disappears: during an eclipse, the sun’s rays pass through the planet’s atmosphere and dissipate. Blue and green light are absorbed, but the red rays continue to fall and fall on the Earth’s natural satellite.
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This total eclipse is special because the moment of perfect alignment between the Sun, Earth and Earth’s natural satellite takes place just two minutes before the full moon at 5:12 am. Forty-two minutes later, it begins to emerge from the earth’s shadow, gradually changing color from red and brown to grey.
