スプートニク日本
今回の月食は、モスクワ時間の２７日２１時２４分に始まり、皆既の段階は２２時３０分から０時１３分まで続いた。月食はロシア全土から観察でき、極東でさえも見ることができた。
LIVE NOW: A #LunarEclipse began at 1:14pm ET today & is visible to much of Earth's population except North & Central America. Bad weather or not located in the right place to see it? No worries! Watch live views: https://t.co/9F3QXrlF2n
— NASA (@NASA) 27 июля 2018 г.
ＮＨＫによると、日本でも、空が晴れた九州や四国などの一部で見ることができた。
A full moon sets over Petronas Twin Tower during a complete lunar eclipse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
The blades from a wind turbine are silhouetted against the moon in the sky in Novogrudok, Belarus, during a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
The moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Dresden, Germany, Friday, July 27, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
A full moon rises over the Victoria Harbour during a complete lunar eclipse, in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
A full moon sets over Petronas Twin Tower during a complete lunar eclipse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
The blades from a wind turbine are silhouetted against the moon in the sky in Novogrudok, Belarus, during a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
The moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Dresden, Germany, Friday, July 27, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
A full moon rises over the Victoria Harbour during a complete lunar eclipse, in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
月食の継続時間がここまで長くなった理由は、月が「遠地点（地球から最も遠ざかる位置）」近くにあり、地球によって投げかけられる影よりも著しく小さかったからだ。
今回の月食は、火星が「衝（地球から見た時に、太陽系の惑星が太陽と正反対の位置にある状態）」を迎えて地球に大接近するという別の天文現象と重なった。赤い惑星は地球に最も接近し、その輝きは木星を上回った。その結果、火星はこの夜、太陽、月、金星に次いで最も明るい天体となった。
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