Partial lunar eclipse tonight, visible from all parts of Bharat

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Partial lunar eclipse tonight, visible from all parts of India

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The eclipse will occur on the intervening night of April
25-26-beginning at 11:31 pm and ending at 3:43 am and
would be visible from all parts of India.

Sky gazers can look forward to a partial lunar eclipse
that will take place Thursday and will be first of the
three eclipses of 2013, officials said on Wednesday.

Earth's shadow will cover one percent of the moon and
will just touch the moon's limb. The moon will not
disappear and turn red but will get slightly darker than
usual.

"Only a tiny sliver of the Moon will be covered by the
Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse, the northern
half of the Moon will be darkened from being inside the
penumbral shadow," said Science Popularisation
Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE)
president CB Devgun.

"This is the second shortest partial eclipse of the Moon
for the 21st century, lasting 27 minutes," added Devgun.

Continues at:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1826725/report-partial-lunar-eclipse-tonight-visible-from-all-parts-of-india

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