Catch rare lunar phenomenon tonight!

MJ · 15th June 2011 12:47 PM

Jun 15, 2011
Catch rare lunar phenomenon on Wed night
Total eclipse will occur in early morning, appearing in sky to the west
By Feng Zengkun

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This March 4, 2007 file photo shows a full moon eclipsed by the earth's shadow in this seven pictures combination seen in Nairobi, Kenya. -- PHOTO: AP

IT IS worth waking up to catch this rare phenomenon - a blood red moon from 3.25am to 5am tomorrow.

This event is known as a total lunar eclipse where the Moon is completely in the Earth's shadow.
Because the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, only red light from the Sun is able to reach the Moon's surface.

The blood moon can be seen by the naked eye and does not require telescopes. For a few hours, other planets such as Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Mars will also be visible.
This total lunar eclipse is especially rare for Singaporeans because the entire process of the Moon being covered and uncovered by the Earth's shadow will be visible here.

The last such eclipse was in 2004 and the next will be in 2018. To see the process, Singaporeans must have a clear view of the sky in the west.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_680116.html

Definitely worth capturing! If you are able to wake up not bright and very early