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Phuket astronomers invite all to observe total lunar eclipse

The Phuket News

 

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The actual total lunar eclipse will last one hour and 16 minutes. Image: Nasa

 

PHUKET: Residents of Phuket, and students in particular, are invited to join junior astronomers from Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) in observing the total lunar eclipse on next Wednesday night (Jan 31) from the public park at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town.

 

Occurring on the night of a full moon, the Moon will pass directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow), causing the sunlight reflecting the moon’s surface to become dark or faded during the transition.

 

The phenomenon occurs only when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned exactly.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-astronomers-invite-all-to-observe-total-lunar-eclipse-65686.php

 
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48 minutes ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: Residents of Phuket, and students in particular, are invited to join junior astronomers from Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) in observing the total lunar eclipse on next Wednesday night (Jan 31) from the public park at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town.

It's good that PRU tries to get public interested of space and sciences in general. 

 

Hopefully they'll have a camera connected to a telescope and project the Moon to a white screen so that participants can see the Moon's walleys and crater in real time. It's pretty amazing feeling to see it for the first time. 

 

 

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Per the article:

 

“It will be so long that we all have enough time to see it. The moon will begin to enter the Earth’s shadow at 7:51pm. It will be entirely eclipsed at 8:29pm and will finally be clear of the Earth’s shadow at 9:07pm,” he explanied [sic].

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29 minutes ago, quandow said:

Per the article:

 

“It will be so long that we all have enough time to see it. The moon will begin to enter the Earth’s shadow at 7:51pm. It will be entirely eclipsed at 8:29pm and will finally be clear of the Earth’s shadow at 9:07pm,” he explanied [sic].

? What was wrong with those sentences?

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