A rare event can be observed on the night from Sunday to Monday. The moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow and create a total lunar eclipse.
The Blood Moon phenomenon, which has fascinated humanity for millennia, is a rare opportunity for space observation enthusiasts.
“What’s great is that when the Moon is completely in shadow, when it’s in the darkest part of the shadow, it will actually appear pink or orange to our eyes. This is because our eyes adjust to darker light. And, in fact, the only light reaching the Moon right now is the light that travels through the Earth’s atmosphere,” explains US Space Agency (NASA) scientist Michelle Taller.
A total eclipse is best seen on South America, parts of Central and North America and the Asian continent. Partial eclipse can be seen even in New Zealand or Eastern Europe.
The moon is increasingly on the horizon of earthlings. NASA hopes to send a team on missions under the Artemis program by 2024 to settle for a few months..
But before that happens, there is work to be done.
“We still have a long way to go to make sure it will be safe. We obviously want to make sure we have as successful a mission as possible. Therefore, we are starting to send a lot of automatic spacecraft. “Most eagerly awaited, for example, is NASA’s Mars rover (Robotic Spacecraft for Space Exploration) called Viper, which goes there in search of resources that astronauts may need for an extended stay on the Moon,” says the scientist.
NASA hopes to place the Viper rover at the Moon’s South Pole next year. The robot will spend 100 days looking for ice and other resources.
If the Artemis missions are successful, they could pave the way for humanity to go even further.
