Partial lunar eclipse seen in RP June 26
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) Updated June 03, 2010 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the country later this month, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said yesterday.
Pagasa administrator Prisco Nilo said the partial eclipse will occur on June 26, with 54.2 percent eclipse magnitude.
Nilo said the eclipse begins when the moon enters the penumbra at 4:55 p.m. and ends at 10:21 p.m.
Penumbra is derived from Latin words paenes, which means almost or nearly, and umbra, which means shadow.
In Manila, Nilo said the moon will rise at 6:28 p.m. on June 26 and will set at 5:04 a.m. the following day.
The eclipse will also be visible in some parts of America, Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, eastern Asia, and Australasia.
Nilo said lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters on the eyes.
“A pair of binoculars will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the moon brighter,” he said.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth such that the earth blocks the sun’s rays from striking the moon.
A partial lunar eclipse, on the other hand, occurs when only a portion of the moon enters the umbra (the darkest part of a shadow).
Meanwhile, Pagasa said the annual June Bootid meteor shower will also be visible this month.
“Normally, the shower is active from June 26 to July 2. Although the shower peaks on the 27th of June, little or no activity will be expected this year, with the full moon on June 26,” it said.
Moon to turn red during partial lunar eclipse this month -- Pagasa
Pagasa administrator Prisco Nilo said the partial eclipse will occur on June 26, with 54.2 percent eclipse magnitude.
Nilo said the eclipse begins when the moon enters the penumbra at 4:55 p.m. and ends at 10:21 p.m.
Penumbra is derived from Latin words paenes, which means almost or nearly, and umbra, which means shadow.
In Manila, Nilo said the moon will rise at 6:28 p.m. on June 26 and will set at 5:04 a.m. the following day.
The eclipse will also be visible in some parts of America, Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, eastern Asia, and Australasia.
Nilo said lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters on the eyes.
“A pair of binoculars will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the moon brighter,” he said.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth such that the earth blocks the sun’s rays from striking the moon.
A partial lunar eclipse, on the other hand, occurs when only a portion of the moon enters the umbra (the darkest part of a shadow).
Meanwhile, Pagasa said the annual June Bootid meteor shower will also be visible this month.
“Normally, the shower is active from June 26 to July 2. Although the shower peaks on the 27th of June, little or no activity will be expected this year, with the full moon on June 26,” it said.
Moon to turn red during partial lunar eclipse this month -- Pagasa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:38:00 06/02/2010
Filed Under: Astronomy, Science (general)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will have a chance to see the moon turn red during a partial lunar eclipse expected this month, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
According to the agency’s astronomical diary for June, a lunar eclipse will appear as a partial lunar eclipse in the country on June 26. Around half of the moon will be covered, with PAGASA estimating the eclipse’s magnitude (the size of the eclipsed part) at 54.2 percent.
The eclipse will begin at 4:55 p.m. local time, with the greatest eclipse at 7:38 p.m. and end at 10:21 p.m.
“Lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters for the eyes. A pair of binoculars will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the moon brighter,” said PAGASA Administrator Prisco Nilo.
The annual Bootid meteor shower will also be active from June 26 to July 2. While the peak of the shower is slated for June 27, PAGASA said little or no showers are expected to be visible because of a full moon on June 26.
The shower comes from debris ejected by Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke. The radiant of the shower will originate from the constellation of Bootes, the Herdsman, which lies in the northern sky.
Also in June, nights in the country will be shortest and the daytime longest at the Summer solstice on June 21. During the summer solstice, the northern part of earth tilts towards the sun with the sun seemingly at a stand still in the sky.
Some countries and cultures in the northern hemisphere consider the summer solstice as the first day of the summer season while cultures in the southern hemisphere consider it the first day of winter.
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