The world will witness the longest lunar eclipse in a century on Friday
The Earth will move between the Sun and the Moon on November 18 and 19 in two different time zones. As a result, the eclipse will begin when the shadow of the earth falls on the moon. And this will be the longest lunar eclipse of this century.
According to the US space agency, the lunar eclipse will reach its climax at 2 pm Bangladesh time. This lunar eclipse can also be seen from Bangladesh. The lunar eclipse may start on November 19 at 5:12 pm Bangladesh time. It will continue until 6:03 p.m.
The eclipse will be best seen from North America. Astronauts will be able to witness every moment of the eclipse from 50 states of the United States and Mexico. The eclipse will also be visible from Australia, East Asia, Northern Europe and the Pacific.
This amazing cosmic view can also be seen from North America, South America, East Asia, Australia, the Pacific and parts of Northeast India. However, this eclipse will be partial, not full eclipse. The moon will cover 97% of the moon.
This eclipse will last 3 hours 28 minutes 23 seconds. In the time span from 2001 to 2100 - This is going to be the longest lunar eclipse of this century. A total of 228 lunar eclipses will be observed in this century. In many of these cases, there will be two lunar eclipses in a month. In some cases, even three eclipses will be witnessed.