Total lunar eclipse will be visible from Earth – TVNZ

The total lunar eclipse – a rather rare phenomenon. Watch it today will be from some points of the earth, but in the Nizhny Novgorod region is not among them.

– Even if the sky is clearer, the Nizhny Novgorod still see the usual full moon – told “Komsomolskaya Pravda” senior Researcher Nizhny Novgorod Planetarium Nikolai Lapin. – A witness this beauty will be, in particular, the residents of the eastern regions of the country. First, the moon will fall in partial shade, and, some say, will acquire a reddish tinge, and then almost entirely – 97% – will disappear.

Recall total lunar eclipse can be observed when the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned. Those

who do not want to miss this event, it may be advisable to visit the site the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which will be broadcast live. The eclipse will begin at 4:00 at noon Moscow time.

– A firsthand the people of Nizhny Novgorod and the region will be able to watch a partial solar eclipse that will occur in March 2015, – Nizhny Novgorod pleased Nikolai.