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Lunar eclipse: Full ‘strawberry moon’ will appear tonight

TBP Desk
05 Jun 2020 19:44:46 | Update: 05 Jun 2020 20:47:28
Lunar eclipse: Full ‘strawberry moon’ will appear tonight

The second lunar eclipse also known as ‘Chandra Grahan’ is set to be visible on Friday (June 5) night.

Astronomers across the world have termed tonight's lunar eclipse as 'Strawberry Moon Eclipse'.

The eclipse will last 3 hours 18 minutes. Skygazers will be able to view the phenomenon in most parts of Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, Pacific, Indian Ocean and Antarctica.

In Bangladesh, beginning from 11:45 pm BST on June 5, the lunar eclipse will end at BST 3:04 am on June 6, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

The best time for the skygazers to catch the glimpse of the lunar eclipse will be at BST 1:24 am.

According to an article on NASA's website, the moon will be close enough to opposite the Sun that it will pass through part of the partial shadow of the earth, called a partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon.

If we could see the moon, the slight dimming during this eclipse will not be noticeable without instrumentation. For spacecraft at the moon such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the reduction in solar power is noticeable.

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth places itself between the Sun and the moon.

According to the astronomers, no special glasses are required to watch the lunar eclipse and it is totally safe to watch with naked eyes.

 

 

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