Catalonia to witness lunar eclipse August 28

Just over two weeks on from the incredible scenes witnessed in the historic total solar eclipse, Catalonia gets the chance to enjoy another astronomical event in the early hours of Friday, August 28. 

A deep partial lunar eclipse will be seen when the moon passes through the path of the shadow of the Earth, causing an intense red glow to on the astral satellite. 

In total, 93% of the moon will be covered by the umbra.

Lunar eclipses are also known as blood moons due to the red hue projected onto the moon from the perspective of Earth.

Unlike the solar eclipse from earlier this month, which was only visible in a small patch of the planet and lasted just seconds or minutes, the lunar eclipse can be viewed anywhere on Earth where it is nighttime, and they usually last much longer, even hours at different phases. 

Solar eclipses always occur with new moons, meaning the moon is not visible in the night sky. However, lunar eclipses always happen during full moons, some 14-15 days after a new moon.  

Lunar eclipses are always visible without eye protection, also. 

Early hours

To enjoy this one, however, you'll have to wake up very early, or stay up very late. 

From Catalonia, the moon will begin to be eclipsed by the Earth's shadow, or umbra, around 4.30am, and will finish up just before 8am, in the early hours of Friday morning. 

The peak of the eclipse will be around 6.13am, when 93% of the moon will be obscured by our home planet's shadow.