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June 15, 2011-Century's Largest and darkest total lunar eclipse

By Anuja G

The longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years occurred on Wednesday (June 15), turning the moon a dusky blood red.The celestial phenomena was the longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century after a gap of 11 years. The last such eclipse …

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Abstract

The longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years occurred on Wednesday (June 15), turning the moon a dusky blood red.The celestial phenomena was the longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century after a gap of 11 years. The last such eclipse exceeding such a long duration occurred on July 16, 2000 which lasted for 107 minutes. The next such eclipse will occur 130 years later – only in 2141, according to planetary scientists.

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  • Anuja G (2011), "June 15, 2011-Century's Largest and darkest total lunar eclipse," http://metastudio.org/resources/31.

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  2. Stellarium