This celestial event is easily and safely seen with the naked eye. The Earth’s inner shadow, known as the umbra, will cover up about 25% of the lunar disk on its southern periphery at 10:22PM 39° above the southeastern horizon. The duration of the partial lunar eclipse proper will last for about 2 ½ hours, from 9PM to 11:30PM.
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On the same night, the Full Moon will be partially covered by the Earth’s shadow during the Partial Lunar Eclipse. The Partial Lunar Eclipse taken from Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines on Ap(Image Source: ) Because of its full illumination during this phase, it won’t be a good time for deep-sky observation with the entire moonlight glaring out most of the faint celestial objects.įigure 3. It will start appearing at around 7PM, and can be seen throughout the night until sunrise positioned in the constellation of Capricornus (the horned goat). For selenophiles (individuals who love the moon), this is the best time to observe all the surface features of this celestial object, including the craters and maria. Situated on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun, the moon will be fully illuminated (100%) on this day. The Full Moon and its Surface Features taken from Al Sadeem Observatory last July 7, 2017 August 7, 2017: Full Moon, Partial Lunar Eclipseįigure 2. Antares, the reddish star in Scorpius can be seen near these celestial objects. Saturn would look like a “yellowish/reddish unblinking star”. The moon will be at the Waxing Gibbous phase (about 86% illuminated). These celestial objects will be observed at the southeastern portion of the sky in the constellation of Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer) as the dusk fades at around 7:20PM, reach its highest point over the southern horizon at 8:55PM until it sets at the southwestern horizon at around 1:40AM of the next day. The Moon and planet Saturn would appear close to each other (around 3☂5’ angular separation) at the sky when viewed from Earth. Illustration of the Close Approach of the Waxing Gibbous Moon and Saturn with Antares on Aug(not to scale) (Image Credit: Stellarium)
August 3, 2017: Close Approach of the Moon and Saturnįigure 1. All dates and times were given in Gulf Standard (UAE Local) Time. Wondering what’s going to be up at the sky for the approaching month? The following is a list of astronomical events for August 2017.
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