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Cómo vio el mundo el eclipse lunar

Este fue el primero de una serie de cuatro eclipses que tendrán lugar desde ahora a 2015.

The moon is pictured over the El Salvador del Mundo Monument in San Salvador, El Salvador on April 15, 2014 as a lunar eclipse begins across the Americas. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to US space agency NASA. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS
BURBANK, CA - APRIL 15: The moon is seen as it nears a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2015 in Burbank, California. People in most of north and south America should be able to witness the year's first total lunar eclipse, which will cause a 'blood moon' and is the first of four in a rare Tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
This picture taken on April 15, 2014 shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse over the Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial in Brasilia. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to US space agency NASA. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo SA
The moon is seen over Salento, department of Quindio, Colombia, on April 14, 2014. On Tuesday, April 15th, a total lunar eclipse will occur - seen throught North and South America -- the first in a series of four eclipses to take place between now and 2015, with an interval of six months between each phenomenon what scientists call 'tetrad' - for the first time since December 2011, . The phenomenon will occur again in 2032-2033 and in total will be eight tetrads throughout the XXI century, according to NASA. AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYO
This picture taken on April 14, 2014 shows the moon over the Independence Monument in Mexico city. On April 15, a total lunar eclipse will occur - and seen throughout North and South America -- the first in a series of four eclipses to take place between now and 2015, with an interval of six months between each phenomenon what scientists call 'tetrad' - for the first time since December 2011, . The phenomenon will occur again in 2032-2033 and in total will be eight tetrads throughout the XXI century, according to NASA. AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
A combination of 6 pictures shows the moon in different stages of a total lunar eclipse from the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on April 15, 2014. People in most of north and south America should be able to witness this year's first total lunar eclipse, which will cause a 'blood moon' and is the first of four in a rare Tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. AFP PHOTO/ DESIREE MARTIN
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A combo of six pictures shows the phases of the moon (from top L to bottom R) during a lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires on April 15, 2014. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to US space agency NASA. AFP PHOTO / Juan Mabromata
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The moon is halfway through a lunar eclipse over southern California as seen from Korea town, west of downtown Los Angeles early on April 15, 2014. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to NASA. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR
Total eclipse of the moon underway over southern California as seen from Korea town ,west of downtown Los Angeles ,early on April 15, 2014. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to NASA.AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR

15.04.2014

El primer eclipse lunar total que se registra desde diciembre de 2011 fue visto por toda América.

Este fue el primero de una serie de cuatro eclipses que tendrán lugar desde ahora a 2015 con intervalos de seis meses entre cada uno, fenómeno que los científicos denominan 'tétrada'.

Este fenómeno, relativamente extraño, se produjo en 2003-2004 y se volverá a producir recién en 2032-2033, precisó la NASA.

En total habrá ocho tétradas durante todo el siglo XXI.

Los restantes eclipses lunares de la tétrada tendrán lugar el 8 de octubre de este año, y el 4 de abril y 28 de septiembre de 2015.

En algunos círculos religiosos esta tétrada tiene una significación especial ya que coincide con dos festividades judías importantes, la Pascua de 2014 y 2015 y los Tabernáculos (octubre 2014 y septiembre 2015).

El telescopio virtual The Slooh, plataforma astronómica en línea, ofreció imágenes en tiempo real del eclipse lunar, al tiempo que el sitio de la Nasa retransmitió comentarios de científicos sobre el evento.