Amateur astronomers armed with binoculars, cameras and prepare stocking patience. Total lunar eclipse on April 4 will be observe in Irkutsk. Is rare, and even a bit mystical. Disk of the moon at this moment becomes a blood-red.
– During a lunar eclipse the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon, – says Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Irkutsk State University Sergei Yazev. – Earth at this time is exactly between the Sun and the Moon. The current eclipse will begin in the evening at the beginning of the seventh, but the moon is still below the horizon. About eight o’clock in the evening darkened moon rises, and just at this time over the total phase of the eclipse. But a partial eclipse will last up to 21 hours 44 minutes Irkutsk time.
Irkutsk people see only the end of the show. At the time when the satellite will rise high above the horizon, the shadow of the Earth already starts to crawl. But less spectacular phenomenon from it will not. And besides, to the east of the city, observers will still be able to see and full phase. One can only hope that the weather in the city will not fail, as it was March 20 solar eclipse. Hundreds of people then looked out the window, some even jumped into the street to catch the astronomical phenomenon. However, apart from the clouds on the horizon, no one did not see.
The lunar eclipse, by the way, are considered safe, unlike solar. See a long time in the sun, and even a few of sunglasses, fraught, but enjoy the moon can be infinite.
– no harmful effect on the eye observation of lunar eclipses does not provide – says ophthalmologist Novosibirsk Regional Hospital Tatiana Shevtsova.
A lunar eclipse on April 4 will be the last significant celestial phenomena, which can be seen in Irkutsk this year. And the final gift from the universe in the form of a solar eclipse we get 13 September 2015. However, Siberians can not watch it.
WARNING CONTEST!
The newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” in conjunction with the Astronomical Observatory of Irkutsk State University announces a competition for readers. Take a picture of a total lunar eclipse, send the picture to the email address dmitriy.nisiforov@phkp.ru. Best shot Blood Moon will be published in the daily issue of our newspaper, and its author will receive prizes from the editors and a free trip to the planetarium.
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