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Mumbai (The Hawk): The globe will witness an exciting and terrifying spectacle of a "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse on the evening of November 8 as the Earth's shadow envelops its lone satellite for about one and a half hours, a renowned astronomer said here on Monday. According to Prof. Bharat Adur, Director of the Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy (AGCA) here, the lunar eclipse will be visible in totality in the northeastern states exactly 14 days (two Tuesdays) after the partial solar eclipse on October 25 but will only be partially visible in the rest of India in the evening as the sun sets. "The Moon will appear a dark reddish colour tomorrow when the Earth's towering shadow covers it, almost like a big drop of blood balanced in the sky. This occurrence is known as a "Blood Moon," and it is a fascinating sight "Prof. Adur added. He advised people to observe it wherever they could because it would be the last total lunar eclipse and the next one wouldn't come until September 7, 2025. According to Professor Adur, when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, its enormous shadow will completely or partially envelop the little natural satellite from an astounding distance of 3.93 lakh kilometres away. The Sun is approximately 109 times larger than Earth and is located more than 148 million kilometres away, whilst the Earth is almost four times larger than the Moon and is located an average of 3,85 lakh kilometres away from it. Prof. Adur explained that during a total lunar eclipse, the Moon is completely covered by the Earth's deepest shadow, known as the "umbra," and at this point, the Moon appears dark-reddish, or what is known as the "Blood Moon" event. The only sunlight that reaches the Moon during a lunar eclipse goes thro ...