Novosibirsk will see the latest in 2013 penumbral lunar eclipse - Reuters

NOVOSIBIRSK, October 18 – RIA Novosti, Tatyana Kosacheva. Novosibirsk morning, Saturday, October 19, will be able to watch the latest in this year’s half-shadow lunar eclipse provided clear weather, told RIA Novosti on Friday Specialist Planetarium Victoria Damme.

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How is lunar eclipse

As explained by the agency interlocutor, during the so-called half-shadow eclipse the moon passes the penumbra region – a space in which the Earth is partially obscures the Sun. This year there have been two such eclipses in April and May. On Saturday morning, the sky over the Novosibirsk can see the third and last in 2013, the penumbral lunar eclipse.

“The phenomenon can be seen, however, is not easy because of the haze in the atmosphere, which forecasters predict. eclipse will be visible to the naked eye, only near the time of greatest phase, which will come in 06.50 (03.50 MSK). immersed in the Earth’s penumbra southern part of the disk of the Moon” – said Damm.

She added that at the time when you can see the unusual, the moon will be in the western sky at the horizon and will go for it towards the end of the eclipse.