Africa to Witness Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Friday – NASA.

Africa to Witness Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Friday – NASA.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that a lunar eclipse, popularly known as a “blood moon,” will be visible across parts of Africa and other regions of the world, including the United States.

According to NASA, the celestial event is scheduled to begin on Friday, August 28, although the eclipse period spans August 27–28 in some parts of the world.The eclipse will begin at 9:23 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), when the Moon enters the outer portion of Earth’s shadow. At this stage, the shadow will gradually move across the lunar surface, creating the beginning of the eclipse.By 10:33 p.m. ET, Earth’s darker shadow will begin covering the Moon more noticeably, giving the appearance that a portion of the lunar disk has been taken away.NASA stated that the eclipse will reach its peak at 12:12 a.m. ET. At that point, more than 96 percent of the Moon’s surface is expected to be covered by Earth’s shadow.

The event will then gradually come to an end, with the Moon expected to completely move out of the outer edge of Earth’s shadow by 3:01 a.m. ET.

NASA, in information published on its website, listed Africa among the regions expected to experience the eclipse. The agency also indicated that the August 27–28 event will be partial in parts of the Americas, Europe and western Asia.A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth’s shadow to fall on the Moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon can take on a reddish appearance, which is why such events are commonly called “blood moons.”

The astronomical event is expected to attract the attention of skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts across the affected⁰ regions.