Moon partially coated by the earth’s shadow throughout lunar eclipse. File.
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West Bengal together with different elements of India, the entire of Asia, Europe, Africa, and Russia will witness a partial lunar eclipse on the night time of October 28.
The celestial phenomenon will proceed until the early hours of October 29, astrophysicist Debi Prasad Duari stated.
People in West Bengal will rejoice Laksmi puja on Saturday night time.
“There is going to be a partial lunar eclipse on the night of October 28 which can be experienced by people in India along with the entire Asia, Europe, Africa, and Russia. The eclipse will occur during late night of October 28 and will continue till the early hours of October 29,” Mr. Duari instructed PTI.
He stated that on October 28, the moon shall be partially eclipsed by the shadow of the earth for a while and can give folks in India an opportunity to expertise a partial lunar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse is marked by two phases of the moon coming beneath the shadow of the earth. When it enters {a partially} shadowed area of the earth it is called the penumbral eclipse, when the moon stays partly lighted.
“The change in brightness is not very much noticeable. After this phase moon will partially enter the actual dark part of the earth’s shadow which is termed an umbral lunar eclipse and is considered the actual eclipse by most people,” he added.
On October 28 night time although the penumbral eclipse will begin at round 11:31 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST), however the partial Umbral eclipse, which is extra noticeable, will begin within the early hours of October 29, at round 1:05 a.m. IST, he stated.
“It will become maximum at around 1:44 am and will end by 2:23 am. The magnitude of the partial lunar eclipse will be around 0.12 marked by the maximum obscuration of the lunar disc,” the astrophysicist stated.
On October 14 there was an annular photo voltaic eclipse which was skilled by the folks of largely North and South America when the ring of fireside was noticed throughout a big a part of the western hemisphere.
“It occurred when it was night over India and Asia and could not be experienced by people in this region. The day was a New Moon day and marked the beginning of Navratri, celebrated in major parts of India as the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival. In West Bengal and around it was the day of Mahalaya when people offered their prayers to their ancestors ushering in the most celebrated Durga Puja Festival,” Mr. Duari added.
