Guwahati witnesses partial lunar eclipse - Times of India

Guwahati: The century's shortest total lunar eclipse gave the city a miss on Saturday. The eclipse, in totality, was visible only from the eastern part of the northeast. The city's geographical location and the change in timings of the moon rise on the western and eastern side have deprived the citizens of this celestial experience.

Astronomy enthusiasts had to remain content with a partial eclipse.

The eclipse began at around 3:45 pm and continued till 7:15 pm. But, in totality, it lasted for less than five minutes.

The full eclipse lasted for five minutes from 5.27pm, making it the shortest lunar eclipse of the century.

Tinsukia, Kakopathar, Dibrugarh and other places in the far eastern side of the state witnessed the total eclipse for a longer span.

It was visible partially in Asia, Australia, North America. But, the full eclipse was visible only in eastern side of Asia, Australia and most of North America.

To make the celestial event more prolific, Guwahati Planetarium and Pragjyotish Amateur Astronomers' Association organized a live show by using optical instruments. As of now, the planetarium has two telescopes equipped with three-inch lens.

"Owing to the city's geographical location and delay in the time of the moon rise, the total eclipse was not visible in the city. This was the shortest lunar eclipse in the century in terms of totality," said UN Deka, secretary of Pragjyotish Amateur Astronomers' Association.

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