Luna a oferit curiosilor un spectacol astronomic de exceptie in noaptea de duminica spre luni: Super Luna Sangerie a Lupului, un fenomen rar, produs de o eclipsa totala de luna.
Mii de pasionati de astronomie au indurat temperaturile scazute pentru a fi martorii evenimentului, dar si pentru a-l surprinde in imagini.
Evenimentul rar are loc atunci cand luna este pozitionata putin mai aproape de Pamant decat de obicei si pare putin mai mare si mai stralucitoare decat in mod normal - un fenomen numit super luna. Culoarea - nuante de la portocaliu la caramiziu - pe care o capata satelitul natural al Terrei in momentul in care trece prin umbra Pamantului a facut ca fenomenul sa mai fie cunoscut in media drept "luna sangerie".
Aceasta a fost botezata "a Lupului", deoarece in noptile geroase de ianuarie cu luna plina amerindienii auzeau deseori lupii urland.
Intreaga eclipsa a fost vizibila din Marea Britanie, America de Nord si de Sud, Europa de Vest si de Nord, scrie The Guardian.
In Romania, urmatoarea si singura eclipsa de Luna care va mai fi vizibila anul acesta si care va fi partiala va avea loc pe 16 iulie.
Iata ce imagini au surprins internautii:
Bloodmoon january 2019#bloodmoon #Amsterdam #amsterdamnights pic.twitter.com/qxaVlKh6zw
- Jan Passchier (@JanPasschier) January 21, 2019
Woke up to this cosmic marvel at dawn #bloodmoon pic.twitter.com/4RC9uVRn1V
- Adi A (@adidoesit) January 21, 2019
Some shots from my backyard, ✨
She's beautiful tonight #bloodmoon pic.twitter.com/mTyYZ3PbWI
- Simyk Huizaar (@Simykhuizaar) January 21, 2019
My fingers froze off trying to get a picture of the #bloodmoon tonight.. 😅
Here's my favorite shot I got! 🌕🌑 pic.twitter.com/Mk9UNbwu0L
- Ryan Tow 🎥 (@TowGotti) January 21, 2019
My two fav shots so far before clouds moved in. #Seattle #BloodMoon #EclipseLunar pic.twitter.com/zULCMdJBHV
- Paul Britton (@paulstorms) January 21, 2019
Another picture of the blood moon tonight from my telescope. #bloodmoon pic.twitter.com/rsYEgcyEqN
- One Raider Guy (@OneRaiderGuy) January 21, 2019
We let the our little girls stay up to see the Blood Wolf Supermoon. So cool. @wzzm13 #bloodmoon #BloodWolfMoon #moon pic.twitter.com/o8Mpv9Fxii
- Evan Linnert (@linnerte) January 21, 2019
my hands are frozen but I got it. Perfectly clear night for it. #bloodmoon2019 #bloodmoon pic.twitter.com/bcNAHd6CPi
- Jason Lewis (@cbotnyse) January 21, 2019
Some of my pictures of the #LunarEclipse this evening. Came out pretty well in the end. Was lucky the clouds cleared just long enough to capture some of these! #bloodmoon #SuperBloodWolfMoon pic.twitter.com/0fl5ULznse
- Craig Morrison (@Silirrion) January 21, 2019
#LunarEclipse from my backyard. It's beautiful. #bloodmoon #bloodmoon2019 pic.twitter.com/YrzqfTU4is
- Mickie Sherwood (@MickieSherwood) January 21, 2019
The view from Santa Monica #BloodMoon pic.twitter.com/cnyX6ggUWU
- Lia Haberman (@liahaberman) January 21, 2019
Here's your "super blood wolf Moon" from Wisconsin! #eclipse #supermoon, #bloodmoon #wolfmoon #wiwx pic.twitter.com/G41MCVMz2Q
- Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) January 21, 2019