This one shouldn't be missed.
If the previous total lunar eclipse visible in mainland France dated from 2019, the next one is scheduled for… 2029!
So the brave ones who this night set their alarm clock to be able to look up at the sky after 5 am did well.
Because, as expected, from 5:29 a.m., the show was there, and the Moon saw red.
The Earth, by positioning itself in the axis between the Sun and the Moon, deprived its satellite for several tens of minutes of the light emitted by the star.
This phenomenon occurs about twice a year in the world, but is not always visible for the French.
Next November, but only in the Pacific
The start of this new eclipse, the previous one observed in January 2019, began at 3:32 am Paris time on Monday.
At 4:27 very precise, the Moon then passed directly into the cone of shadow of the Earth.
The climax of the event took place at 5:29 a.m., when the Moon was totally eclipsed, before it set at 6:08 a.m., just as the Sun will rise.
You should not miss a crumb of this unique spectacle, even if, sometimes, as for example in Paris, the clouds spoiled the party and frustrated the early risers... Infuriating, especially since the next lunar eclipse visible in Métropole is scheduled for 2029. Even if, for the most motivated or those who live there, the phenomenon will be observable next November… but only in the Pacific.