Longest partial lunar eclipse of the century captured in awesome timelapse video; WATCH

longest partial lunar eclipse of century is over and pictures of magnificent phenomenon are surfacing from every corner where eclipse was visible. Amid release of said pictures, a timelapse video me by Griffith Observatory based in California is making rounds. In this 58-seconds long video, observatory has captured Moon undergoing every phase of eclipse in unbelievable detail. Have a look for yourself.

Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse

This lunar eclipse was extremely significant as it not only was last of 2021 but also because it was longest of century and occurred for first time after 580 years. Last seen in year 1440, eclipse lasted 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 24 seconds and was visible from western Africa, western Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

If you missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, chances are that you were among majority of population as timing of eclipse was 2.34 pm in India and was visible only in some areas of Arunachal Presh and Assam after sunset. Those who were lucky enough to experience it elsewhere must have observed a dark, rusty red coloured Moon also called "Beaver Moon" or "Blood Moon". It is called Beaver Moon it happens just before beaver-trapping season and when moon is closest to Earth. It got its or name because of reddish tint it takes on during eclipse. red colour is caused by sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere as moon passes into its show for several hours, NASA explained. 

Several pictures of eclipse have emerged as users shared m through ir social media handles from all around globe. Take a look at images below.

Russian space agency Roscosmos also shared pictures of eclipse in its maximum phase, which was captured by Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov from International Space Station (ISS). In a tweet shared on Friday, agency wrote, "se photographs from International Space Station show maximum phase of a partial (almost total) lunar eclipse![sic]." Check out images shared by Roscosmos. 

(Image: Twitter/@Roscosmos)