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The longest lunar eclipse of the century will take place this week: when and how to watch

The longest lunar eclipse in this century will occur on November 19. Insider.

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A near total lunar eclipse will occur on November 19 and will be best seen in North America.

It will last 3 hours and 28 minutes - the longest partial lunar eclipse of this century, according to NASA forecasts.

In the early morning of November 19, the Earth will pass between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow over the latter.

The eclipse will peak just after 4 a.m. ET, when our planet will hide 97% of the full moon from sunlight, giving it a reddish hue.

According to NASA, the partial lunar eclipse will last 3 hours, 28 minutes and 23 seconds—longer than any other eclipse between 2001 and 2100.

North Americans can see the whole spectacle.

Lunar eclipses are not visible throughout the world - only where the moon is above the horizon.

In anticipation of the approaching eclipse, residents in North America will have front row seats. People in all 50 states of the United States, Canada and Mexico can see the entire eclipse in its entirety.

You don't need a telescope or binoculars—just go outside and look at the sky any time between 2:19 a.m. and 5:47 a.m. ET.

Or, if you don't want to leave your home, watch the live stream of the event here.

People in South America and Western Europe will see most of the eclipse, although the moon will set before it ends.

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People in West Asia and Oceania will miss the early part of the eclipse as the moon has yet to rise.

Those who live in Africa and the Middle East will not see the spectacle.

If you miss an eclipse, don't be discouraged. NASA then predicts 179 more eclipses over the next eight decades, an average of two per year. The next eclipse will occur on May 16, 2022.

How a lunar eclipse occurs—and why it turns the moon red

The usually white-gray surface of the Moon is illuminated by sunlight reflecting off its surface.

But during a lunar eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth briefly align so that our planet blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when 100% of the Moon is obscured by the conical shadow of the Earth, known as the shadow.

During a total or near total eclipse, like this month, the lunar surface takes on a bloody color.

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We have oxygen and nitrogen particles in the Earth's atmosphere that we can thank for this light show.

They are better at scattering shorter wavelengths of light, such as blue or violet, so colors with longer wavelengths, such as red, orange, or yellow, are delayed.

Therefore, when the Moon is in the shadow of the Earth, these reddish colors dominate.

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