TOKYO, Sep 08 (News On Japan) –
A complete lunar eclipse was noticed throughout Japan early Monday morning, marking the primary such occasion in about three years. The moon started to darken at round 1:30 a.m., glowing a particular copper-red because it entered the Earth’s shadow.
A lunar eclipse happens when the solar, Earth, and moon align in a straight line throughout a full moon, with the Earth blocking daylight from instantly reaching the lunar floor. The phenomenon could be seen clearly with the bare eye, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan confirmed that this eclipse started within the southwestern sky at 1:30 a.m., reaching totality at about 2:30 a.m.
In Hokkaido’s Tokachi Plain and different areas, the eclipse created a placing sight as the total moon turned a glowing reddish hue within the evening sky.
The final complete lunar eclipse seen in Japan was in November 2022, making this the primary such celestial occasion in practically three years. According to astronomers, the following alternative to watch a complete lunar eclipse in Japan will come on March third of subsequent yr.
Source: YOMIURI