The world will live a last and spectacular "moon of blood"

September 28 (inter-annual hour) will be the fourth eclipse and last of the tetrad, which would fulfill the biblical prophecy of the apocalypse. Scientists discredited that version and explained why it turns red. A spectacular red moon is approaching, apparently, will give a great show in South America on September 27 when it is dyed "blood" and imposed on the sky to be admired in almost the entire continent. The natural phenomenon will be the fourth eclipse and last of the tetrad, which would fulfill the biblical prophecy of the apocalypse or end of the world, something that is already debated in social networks and that in many believers is causing fear. Scientists discredit that belief again and again and insist that the bloody moon takes those reddish tones during the eclipse because the particles of the Earth's atmosphere refract sunlight and only let in the red light that gives the moon that strange glow . It is the same phenomenon that dyes orange clouds during sunset, they argue from astronomy. "In theory, the moon should disappear, because the Earth's shadow prevents the sun's rays from hitting its surface, but our atmosphere acts in two ways: by diverting and absorbing the blue colors of the sun's rays, the result is that a reddish light illuminates the surface of the moon at the moment of totality, "explained Miguel Serra-Ricart, an astronomer at the Astrophysics Institute of the Canary Islands. For example, in Argentina, the beginning of the penumbral eclipse will be at 9:12 pm and it can be enjoyed equally in all the provinces. The start of the partial eclipse is expected at 22:07. However, astronomers reported that the maximum eclipse will occur at 23:47 when the moon is at an altitude of 51 ° and will end at 02:22. The natural phenomenon will be fully visible from South America, Central America, eastern North America, Europe east of Germany and northwest Africa. This image shows the world map with two regions: the shaded region, where the lunar eclipse can not be seen, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra, magnitude of the umbra, the Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time shown in this image are international date and time, therefore, it may not apply to all countries equally. However, to know the exact date and time of the total eclipse of the Moon in your country, you can enter this NASA calculator: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JLEX/JLEX-index.html in English or in http://www.vercalendario.info/es/luna/espana-28-septiembre-2015.html and select your country. Germán Puerta Restrepo, astronomer and scientific advisor of the Planetarium of Bogotá, explained that this phenomenon generated in antiquity all kinds of myths and superstitions, although not so much anymore. However, this is the last of four eclipses between April 2014 and September 2015, a phenomenon that according to NASA will only repeat seven times in this century. In the Bible, the "bloody moon" represents the end of the world known as the Apocalypse. In ancient times, humans believed that the moon was red. In addition, there is a connection with a passage from the Old Testament of the Bible that, as if it were a sign of doom, says: "The sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood before the great and dreadful day of the Lord comes" (Joel, 2:31) For the Mayan culture, the eclipse meant the "struggle" and "anger of the gods". To prevent "the sun from eating the moon," they sounded cans and pyrotechnics, which has been a cause for celebration for decades. Ecoportal.net Infobae http://www.infobae.com/ See calendar http://www.vercalendario.info/ If you find this note interesting, do not hesitate to share it. Your contacts will be grateful. Here you can also subscribe to our weekly and FREE electronic publication To subscribe to our Weekly News Publication, place your e-mail below These articles may also interest you