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Calcuttans get a good view of the partial lunar eclipse

The greatest partial eclipse, when the Moon was at its darkest, occurred around 3 am

The Telegraph
Published 17.07.19, 08:58 PM
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1.51 am: “The magnitude of the eclipse is 0.65, which means 65 per cent of the diameter of the moon was covered by the shadow of the earth at the maximum point of the eclipse. That was around 3 am,” said Debiprosad Duari, director, research & academic, MP Birla Planetarium, who watched the eclipse from the roof of his house in Salt Lake.

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2.27 am: “Because of the rain in the evening, there were not many dust particles in the atmosphere. As a result, the sky was very clear,” Duari said.

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3.07 am: India will witness its next lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021.

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Kolkata Lunar Eclipse MP Birla Planetarium
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