On July 28th, Vietnam witnessed the longest lunar eclipse of the century.
On Friday night/Saturday morning this week (July 28th), Vietnamese astronomy enthusiasts will have the opportunity to witness the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.
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This lunar eclipse can be observed across a wide area including Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, parts of Asia, and Australia. The eclipse will last up to 6 hours and 14 minutes. Vietnam will be able to observe almost the entire event.
The lunar eclipse began at 00:14 (Vietnam time) and ended at 6:28 AM on July 28th. The penumbral eclipse (when the Earth's penumbra begins to obscure the Moon's surface) started at 00:14, and at 1:14 AM, the partial eclipse began (the Moon began to be obscured and appeared red).
At 2:30 PM, the total lunar eclipse (the Moon turned blood red) began and reached its peak at 3:12 PM.
At 4:13 PM, the total lunar eclipse ended, then transitioned to a partial eclipse, a penumbral eclipse, and finally ended completely at 6:28 PM.
