THE MICRO BLOOD MOON PHENOMENON > 포토뉴스

Total lunar eclipse as seen in the sky Jakarta on Saturday morning, July 28, 2018. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN), this total lunar eclipse has its own uniqueness, because the position of the moon which is at the farthest distance to the earth (apogee) , so the moon looks 15% smaller, the color also becomes red when the total eclipse occurs, so called Micro Blood Moon. The position of the moon at apogee point also causes the longer duration of the eclipse, which is 1 hour 43 minutes, recorded to be the longest duration in the 21st century, and this phenomenon will occur again on June 9, 2123. (JakartaBizWeekly/Aditya)