By STAFF Writer
November 28, 2011
LUNAR ECLIPSE NEWS - A rare total lunar eclipse to be seen on December 11th in New Zealand. The eclipse will be visible just after 12:30am.
Stardome Astronomy Educator David Britten said the lunar eclipse can be seen from all the places of New Zealand if the skies are clear.
The full eclipse will not even last for one hour, added Britten. It will be between 3am and 4am.
The Moon will appear copper colored during the eclipse due to the scattering of sunlight which will then pass through thin ring of Earth's atmosphere. This phenomenon will remove the blue light and mainly pass the red light which will weakly illuminate the Moon.
Last total lunar eclipse was in June in the country but it was cut short due to setting moon. In 2012 there will be no full lunar eclipse in New Zealand, but on November 14 there will be a solar eclipse. On June 6 transit of Venus can also be seen across the face of the Sun.
The December 11 full lunar eclipse can be seen with naked eye. It will start from 12:33am and will end at 5:18am (local time). At 12:33am part shadow can be seen that starts creeping across the Moon. The full shadow will begin at 1:46am and total eclipse can be experienced at 3:06am. At 3:32 it will be mid-eclise and the total eclipse will end at 3:57am. At 5:18am the full light will begin to cross Moon once again.
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