During the night, a breathtaking sight awaits us in the sky - a super bloody moon.
During the only lunar eclipse of the year, the Earth will be exactly between the Sun and the Moon.
When the Earth's shadow completely covers it, the Moon will gradually darken, before turning red.
On Monday, before dawn, this phenomenon will be visible to the naked eye across Europe.
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The moon will appear larger than usual because it will be at the closest point in its orbit to Earth, when it is called a super moon.
The only sunlight that will reach the Moon will pass through the Earth's atmosphere.
The blood-red light from all the dawns and dusks on Earth will be reflected on the surface of the moon, explains Dr. Gregory Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
"You will actually see all the twilights and all the dawns happening on Earth at the same time. All that light will be reflected on the moon," he told BBC News.
Parts of Europe will have a good but brief view of the moon on Monday. Look toward the horizon between 2.30:4.30 and XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. and you'll see the moon fall into the shadow before it turns red. The sight should be able to be seen from Africa.
In Britain, it will contribute a lot to the view if you are at a height, say a hill or a skyscraper, due to the very low position of the moon in the sky.
The American continents will have the opportunity to enjoy the spectacle for 84 minutes. If you're in Western America or Canada, you should look to the sky on Sunday night as the moon rises.
You can see it with the naked eye, while binoculars or small telescopes will certainly enhance the impression of red color.
Of course, the best view will be at a place very few people have been lucky enough to ever be - the moon itself.
"If you were an astronaut and you were standing on the moon, you would see a red ring surrounding our planet," explains Dr. Brown.
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