A large number of people have gathered in the Nehru Planetarium to watch full lunar eclipse on Sunday. The lunar eclipse began across India at 8.58 pm. Prerna Chandra, programming manager of Nehru Planetarium, said that the eclipse will remain till 2:25 am.
Prerna Chandra, programming manager of Nehru Planetarium, said, “This eclipse will start in India. This eclipse will start at 8:58 pm. Its color will turn red at around 11 pm. So this eclipse is also called a red blood moon. The solar eclipse should not be seen with open eyes. On the contrary, you can see lunar eclipse without your naked eyes without any particular equipment.”
To make this day special, the Nehru Planetarium has also put up its telescope and big screen so that people interested in astronomy can come here and see it. This eclipse will be from 8:58 pm to 2:25 am. This will be the last lunar eclipse of this year. “
He further said that lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth prevents the rays of the Sun from reaching the moon. A high-resolution lens telescope has been installed in the Nehru constellation to see the lunar eclipse in Bangalore. It will be a complete lunar eclipse and the next eclipse will be in 2028.
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam of the Institute of Astro Physics (IIA) said, “Bangalore is in the middle of the clouds right now. We hope it will soon be trimmed. We have heard that it is raining in Leh, but our colleagues told us in Hanley that the weather is clear. During full lunar eclipse, in the full lunar eclipse, the moon will be like a dark red or copper, when the moon will be like a lunar and the blood. The moon is in the middle of the moon, the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon, then some light of the sun passes through the thin atmosphere of the Earth, then it can be refracted or turned and turns on the moon.
He added, “We have an 8 -inch automatic telescope and this computer is controlled. It can automatically monitor the Moon … We have installed a camera behind it, and my colleagues will operate it and ensure that the telescope is always on the moon. Then the camera is connected to the laptop through the cable. Then the laptop takes it to the command center located above, which is making a laptop to all the five places of India, which the laptop is making a mirix. Is.”
Earlier, Senior Planetary Engineer of Nehru Planetarium OP Gupta also reacted to the full lunar eclipse, saying that the eclipse will be at 11:48 pm tonight and will remain for 48 minutes. He also informed that the eclipse will appear in India, Pakistan and China today.
Speaking to ANI, senior constellation engineer of Nehru Planetarium, OP Gupta said, “The eclipse will be at 11.48 pm and will last for 48 minutes. People can easily see it. It will not harm the eyes to the eyes … You can eat and drink during this time.”
He further said, “… This eclipse will be seen not only in India, but also in Pakistan and China. In Delhi, the upcoured phase (initial phase) will start at 8.58 pm. The partial eclipse will start at around 9.57 pm … It will be at the peak at around 11.48 pm. Its duration will be slightly more than 48 minutes. The full lunar will end at 12:22 pm.”
