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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Ignorant of the astronomical forces at work, many human cultures developed myths about eclipses, including seeing them as bad luck or bad omens about events to come.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of apprehension around the US elections on Tuesday: who will triumph in the huge number of narrow political races? Could political violence occur? Will both parties agree to respect the results, or will they claim fraud, like in 2020?<\/p>\n

For American viewers, the eclipse will be visible in part or in whole early on Tuesday morning, lasting from about 3 a.m. Eastern Time (GMT-5) until roughly 6:41 a.m. For viewers in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, the eclipse will start at 8:09 p.m. Australian Eastern Time (GMT+11) on Tuesday night and last until 10:41 p.m.<\/p>\n

That means that just hours later, millions will be going to vote in the US midterm elections, when all 435 members of the US House of Representatives will be elected, along with 33 US senators and numerous state and local-level offices as well. Many key election races are extremely close as Democrats try to defend their majorities amid poor performance by US President Joe Biden, also a Democrat, and Republicans try to convince voters they could do a better job of tackling the country\u2019s pressing issues.<\/p>\n

Sometimes dubbed a \u201cblood moon\u201d because of the deep red hue the moon takes on, the incident is nothing more than the moon passing through Earth\u2019s shadow. Because its orbit is slightly oblong, the moon doesn\u2019t always pass directly behind the planet, from the perspective of the sun, but every so often it does, and the results are spectacular. Enjoy the eclipse while it lasts (which should be about 1 hour and 25 minutes), because the next one won\u2019t be coming until March 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

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