See the real moon part this Saturday evening

On Saturday night (June 26, 2010), many people will be surprised to wonder: What is happening to the Full Moon in May? The moon is rising from the eastern horizon, but instead of the pale yellow of all times, the Moon's half on the left side is dark red!

Partial eclipse of 53% begins right from the start of the Moon

We will admire the real Moon phenomenon on Saturday night. The people of Vietnam and residents of Southeast Asia, Australia and America will witness an unusual Moon when there are more than 50 % of the Moon's area enters the darkness of the Earth's shadow, becoming dark and dark red.

Nguyet real part taken on August 16, 2008 in Italy.

According to NASA's website, Moonlight this time began to observe clearly when the Moon entered the shadow of the Earth at 17: 16 'in Vietnamese time, but at this time, in Vietnam Moon still not yet grown. The time to start observing the real Moon for the people in Vietnam is right at the time when the moon just grows around 18:15, a few minutes difference for each locality.

Because the Moon had taken place before, so as soon as the Moon just rose from the eastern horizon, the part was dark and red. The real moon will reach its peak at 1839 'with 53% of the Moon's area covered by Earth's darkness.

The eclipse ended at 8pm

After that, although the Moon is still in the shadow of the dark half of the Earth, this period is only a little fuzzy (also known as Nguyet phien sales) and it is difficult to recognize the difference with the normal full moon.

By 21h19 'The moon completely came out of the shadow half-dark, ended Moonlight, we saw the clear full moon as usual.

Evolutions according to the time of the Moon.

Observe the real Moon

Different from observing eclipse, it is necessary to use eye protection glasses, Moonlight can observe completely with the naked eye or have additional support devices such as binoculars, telescopes to see more clearly the Moon.

This Moon is just right when the Moon is just rising, still very low at the Eastern horizon, when the eclipse ends, the Moon is only about 20 degrees above the horizon (We can imagine 20 degrees as the distance from the beginning). thumb to the tip of the little finger, when we spread our hands wide and stretch our arms straight to eye level. Therefore, we need to find a convenient observation site with a clear view of the East, not covered by houses or trees.

How much longer Vietnam will observe the Moonlight

If it is because of weather reasons that you missed the observation of Nguyet thực this time, it is okay because only about 1 year, in the morning of June 16, 2011, the Vietnamese people will again admire Nguyet indeed, and that will be the full Moon eclipse.

Causes real Moon phenomenon

The Earth is illuminated by the Sun and also blocks the rays from the Sun creating a dark area that extends in space. The Moon circled around the Earth so it might be 'going' into this dark area. At this time the Moon is no longer directly illuminated by the Sun and will no longer be as bright as usual.

The moon is not as bright as what is normally known as the moon eclipse, and when the moon becomes dark, it is called a true or partial moon.

Observation Organization Moon Moon

At 5:30 pm on June 26, the Astronomical Clubs nationwide will focus on observing and guiding people to observe the Moon through telescopes.Interested people contact:

+ In Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City Astronomical Club - HAAC will organize the observation of Nguyet real at the apartment complex behind Metro District 2.

Chairman of the club is Dang Tuan Duy, phone number: 0909 768 379.

+ In Hanoi: Hanoi Astronomical Society - HAS organizes observation at the rooftop of 789 Apartment Building (21 floors) - Ministry of Defense.

The chairman is Truong Ngoc Khanh, phone number: 0973 972 423.