Thursday, June 16 – The darkest total lunar eclipse of this century became visible on 15 June 2011, throughout parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia.
Sky watchers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia have been watching the first total lunar eclipse of 2011 and the longest in nearly 11 years.
In the Americas, the totality was be visible from eastern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. But none of the eclipse was visible from North America.
While in Eastern Asia, eastern Australia and New Zealand missed the last stages of the eclipse because they occurred after moon set.
On the night of June 15, the sun, earth and moon came in a straight line and the earth’s shadow eclipsed the full moon passing through it.
As the moon slips into the earth’s “umbra” (dark shadow), it will slowly assume a coppery red colour, making it a not to be missed spectacle.
The lunar eclipse started at 23:53 p.m. and end at 03:32 a.m. on June 16, and was visible all over Afghanistan, India, the Middle East, southern Europe and northern Africa.
The year’s second and final lunar eclipse will occur Dec 10, but it will be visible only in Eurasia, Australia and north-western parts of North America.
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