Bahrain to experience invisible lunar eclipse
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Get ready to experience the first lunar eclipse of 2021 early next week, which also features the biggest full Moon of the year, says Bahraini Astronomer Ali Al Hajri.
It has been a while since we witnessed the moon passing through the Earth’s shadow, as the last lunar eclipse happened long back on 21 January 2019.
However, that is going to end this Wednesday, says Al Hajri.
But Bahrainis are going to miss this celestial dance, along with all others in the Arab world.
In fact, this eclipse is not visible in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
To watch, be in one of the nations in Western North and South America in the early morning hours or at dusk in fart East Asia and Australia.
So, if you are in any one of these places, you will see the Super Flower Full Moon fully eclipsed and turn a shade of red for about 14 minutes during the eclipse.
Al Hajri says that the eclipse will begin when the Moon enters the cone-shaped semi-shadow of the Earth or penumbra at 11:47 in the afternoon, though it will take at least half an hour to notice the tea-coloured shading.
The real action begins 57 minutes after at 12:44 in the afternoon when the Moon starts to enter the inner dark umbra of the Earth’s shadow.
The eclipse will be visible until the Moon enters its full rotation in the Earth’s shadow at 14:11.
The eclipse will be short, with just 14 minutes and 30 seconds of totality.
The whole process then reverses, with the Moon leaving the umbra and ending the celestial dance at 16:49.
The upcoming lunar eclipse is also the second shortest for the 21st century, with the eclipse on 4 April 2015 taking first place.
Al Hajri, citing statistics, also reveals that Bahrain is witnessing 107 various types of lunar eclipses from 2001 to 2100.
These include 42 total lunar eclipses, 26 partial eclipses, and 39 false lunar eclipses.
The next total lunar eclipse visible from Manama is on 16 May 2022 and on 8 November 2022.
Manama will have its next partial solar eclipse on 25 October 2022.
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