Vietnam does not observe the full lunar eclipse

Master Phan Van Dong, lecturer in Hanoi School of Physics, Secretary of the Vietnam Astronomical Society, said that from Vietnam will not be able to observe the phenomenon of total lunar eclipse that will take place on 3 -3 to.

According to Master Dong, the total lunar eclipse (expected to last 1 hour and 14 minutes) will take place at 5:30 am standard time in the eastern United States (equivalent to 22:45 GMT). and it is 5 hours 45 minutes on the morning of March 4 if Vietnam time

Since this time the moon is setting and the sun is rising, it is impossible to observe this amazing natural phenomenon from our country.

'Theoretically, any region that can see the moon at night can see the total eclipse. However, the time of the full lunar eclipse is the morning of Vietnam, so we cannot observe this phenomenon ' - Master Phan Van Dong said.

According to NASA's announcement (US Aeronautics and Space Agency), the area of ​​observing the real Moon phenomenon on March 3 is in Africa and other parts of the world such as the Americas, Europe and a part. of Asia.

Master Dong also said that even though the eclipse is not a special phenomenon, the scientists in the world are very interested because this is an occasion to test the results of calculating the relative movement between the Earth, Moon for the Sun.

Besides, by observing the color of the lunar eclipse (red or small red), scientists will learn and study the composition of the atmosphere.

What is of interest to scientists today is that in the full moon eclipse that will take place in the coming days, what color will the moon have? In the past, the moon had once turned into brown, orange, crimson and red bricks.

Also according to NASA's forecast, on August 28, 2007, the total eclipse will also appear with a time span of about 1 hour and 31 minutes. Places that are most likely to observe this phenomenon are the eastern regions of Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas.

The lunar eclipse will take place in 2008 in February and August. In 2009, there will be 3 eclipses in February, July and August. the section will last up to 3 hours 19 minutes, a record length of 10 years (from 2001-2010).

PHAM TUYÊN