This phenomenon occurs regarding twice a year, when the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly aligned, and the Moon is in its full phase.
The star slips into the shadow of the Earth, which then shields the sun’s rays, and gradually loses its white glow. The bright, white moon then takes on a red, dull tint. The phenomenon is visible to the naked eye, with binoculars.
The eclipse will last almost five hours, and its totality phase – when the star is completely in the Earth’s shadow – a little over an hour.
In mainland France, the last dates back to January 2019 and the next will not take place until 2029.
Total eclipse Between 5:29 a.m. and 6:54 a.m.
In mainland France, the eclipse will be total at the end of the night between 5:29 a.m. and 6:54 a.m., with a maximum at 6:11 a.m.: the lunar disc will then be completely red. Note that the Moon will set during this phase of totality, at the same time as the Sun will rise. It will therefore be all the easier to observe the phenomenon if you are to the west of France, where the Sun rises later than to the east.
It is advisable to choose as a place of observation a place where the horizon is “clear to the west”.
The next total lunar eclipse is scheduled for November 2022, in the middle of the Pacific.
Lunar eclipses have shown that the Earth was round “from antiquity”, underlines the astronomer. “On the surface of the lunar disk, the limit between the shadow and the part illuminated by the Sun is slightly curved: this is the projection of the roundness of the Earth”.
BEIJING, May 16 (Archyde.com) – China’s economic activity slowed markedly in April as COVID-19 lockdowns weighed heavily on consumption, industrial production and employment, fueling fears a contraction of the country’s economy in the second quarter.
Partial or strict lockdowns were imposed in dozens of Chinese cities in March and April, including Shanghai, the country’s commercial hub, forcing workers and consumers to stay home and severely disrupting supply chains.
Retail sales fell 11.1% year on year last month, their biggest decline since March 2020, official statistics showed on Monday. Analysts on average had expected a decline of 6.1% following a drop of 3.5% in March.
With the impact of health restrictions on supply chains and distribution, industrial production declined in April by 2.9% year on year, marking a sharp slowdown following a 5% growth in March, while the consensus was +0.4%.
This is the largest decline in industrial production since February 2020. (Report Stella Qiu, Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao; French version Jean Terzian)
UPDATE: After JPC, the 4K UHD Steelbooks for “Batman” and “Batman Returns” can now also be pre-ordered from Amazon.de. You can find the links below.
In May 2022 the “The Dark Knight‘ trilogy in detail Ultimate Collector’s Editions released. The films are “Batman Begins” (2005), “The Dark Knight” (2008) and “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) on Ultra HD Blu-ray in Steelbook special packaging, which is enriched with additional accessories such as booklet, art cards and postcards. Later the films will also beBatman” (1989) and “Batman’s return” (1992) to be published in this format. In addition to the Ultimate Collector’s Editions, the aforementioned films will be also once more in individual 4K UHD Steelbooks to be published.
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