Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Blood Moon goes into orbit: total eclipse will see over Siberia – BBC News

On the night of October 8, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to watch the rare astronomical phenomenon – the so-called bloody moon. Over the territory of Russia, this phenomenon will be able to see the inhabitants of Siberia and the Far East. Also painted in crimson tones satellite of the Earth will be clearly visible from Australia, North and South America.

The eclipse will pass through several phases – from penumbral to complete. The maximum possible duration of the total phase of a lunar eclipse will be 108 minutes. So prolonged were lunar eclipses 13 August 1859 and 16 July 2000 and, according to the “AIF”.

In this case, as a member of the board told Tass Novosibirsk Astronomical Society Oleg Kashin, in the Northern Hemisphere will cover Uranus moon. According to him, the opportunity to see Uranus granted very rarely, because it is not far above the horizon, which is constantly overexposed.

As explained, for his part, the representative of the planetarium at the Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) Victoria Damme lunar eclipse will be seen on the Asian part of Russia and the eastern part of Kazakhstan.

“The entry of the satellite of our planet in the Earth’s penumbra will begin at 15:15 local time (08:15 UT). More an hour east moon touches the edge of the contour of the shadow “- explained Damme.

The moment of maximum eclipse will occur in 17:51 local time, the beginning of the output from the shadow of the Moon at 18:24, finished out at 19:34. Private penumbral phase of the eclipse will last until 20:33.

However, Damm noted above Novosibirsk Moon rises only at 18:40 local time, so the citizens will be able to observe only the final phase of the eclipse, provided that the weather is clear.

Oleg Kashin, however, noted that the representatives of the Astronomical Society will organize the observation of the eclipse and Uranus, which will be located next to the moon through telescopes.

The first lunar eclipse in this it was possible to observe the 15th of April. The next total lunar eclipse will take place April 4 and September 28, 2015.

LikeTweet

No comments:

Post a Comment