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- A partial lunar eclipse taking place early Friday will be the longest in 580 years.
- Beginning at 1:02 a.m. EST, the eclipse will last 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 23 seconds.
- The peak of the eclipse, set to occur at 4:03 a.m. EST, is expected to be visible in all of North America.
A near total eclipse of the heart — or at least the moon.
A partial lunar eclipse taking place early Friday will be the longest in 580 years.
Beginning at 1:02 a.m. EST, the eclipse will last more than 3 hours and 28 minutes.
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“Why longest PartialEclipse in 580yrs? It’s a MicroMoon, near apogee, meaning furthest from Earth,” the Holcomb Observatory in Indianapolis tweeted. “Orbital laws-Moon will move slower in orbit thus taking longer to traverse through Earth’s shadow.”
Why longest PartialEclipse in 580yrs? It’s a MicroMoon, near apogee, meaning furthest from Earth. Orbital laws-Moon will move slower in orbit thus taking longer to traverse through Earth’s shadow & just misses totality by meager 3%, meaning will be partial for much longer time. pic.twitter.com/J0DTnfYNBr
— Holcomb Observatory (@holcombobserv) November 15, 2021
The peak of the eclipse, set to occur at 4:03 a.m. EST, is expected to be visible in all of North America, as well as parts of South America, Polynesia, eastern Australia and northeastern Asia, according to NASA.
Unlike with a solar eclipse, no eclipse glasses are necessary to view the lunar eclipse.
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