Lunar eclipse will be seen on Thursday

ABU-DHABI - Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS) has announced that full lunar eclipse will be visible in western region in the UAE on February 21. It will be also sighted in the western parts of Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and many parts of two Americas.

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Published: Sat 16 Feb 2008, 8:25 PM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 5:37 PM

Engineer Mohammed Shuwkat Awda, rapporteur of the EAS and chairman of the Islamic Crescents Observation Project (ICOP) said “The moon will set before completion of all phases of eclipse in most parts of Asia. These areas will only see the beginning of eclipse’.

He added that the moon would set in Abu Dhabi city at 06 56pm on Thursday, adding that the moon will be invisible before completion of its entry in the shadow zone during sunset.

During a total lunar eclipse, the moon’s disk can take on a dramatically colourful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray. An eclipse of the moon can only take place at full moon, and only if the moon passes through some portion of earth’s shadow.


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