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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Shaba has said that the first total lunar eclipse of the year 2022, will occur globally on 16th of May, 2022.<\/p>\n

According to the Director-General, the total lunar eclipse would be visible throughout Nigeria, as well as in many other countries in Africa, North and South America, Europe and some parts of Asia.<\/p>\n

The NASRDA boss explained that the Lunar eclipse is a natural phenomenon that occurs whenever the Earth\u2019s shadow blocks the sun\u2019s light, which otherwise reflects off the moon.<\/p>\n

He highlighted that there are three types of lunar eclipse, Total, Partial and Penumbral lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n

He further explained that the most dramatic of them all is the Total Lunar Eclipse, in which the Earth\u2019s shadow completely covers the moon, making the moon to appear bright red in the night sky during the time of totality.<\/p>\n

Dr. Shaba stated that lunar eclipses had for over ages, inspired awe and also created fear in some cases as a result of the blood-red colour the moon turns to during a total lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n

He, however, urged the general public to be at ease as there is no cause for alarm, stating that the refraction of light from planet earth around the edges of the atmosphere while falling upon the moon\u2019s surface, is the reason the moon becomes reddish in colour.<\/p>\n

The NASRDA boss lauded the effort of one of the agency\u2019s Centres of Excellence, Centre for Basic Space Science CBBS, Nsukka, headed by Dr. Bonaventure Okere, for delivering a qualitative research towards this year\u2019s Lunar eclipse and encouraged the Centre to keep up the good work.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Shaba has said that the first total lunar eclipse of the year 2022, will occur globally on 16th of May, 2022. 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