August 1971 lunar eclipse
id:
august-1971-lunar-eclipse-242-2697274
title:
August 1971 lunar eclipse
text:
A total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, August 6, 1971, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1971. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour, 39 minutes and 24.8 seconds plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Total lunar eclipse August 6, 1971
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1971_lunar_eclipse
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-30T16:09:40Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4820533","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4820533"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14