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New Delhi, July 28 (PTI) Nearly 2,000 curious skygazers converged on Nehru's New Delhi Planetarium to witness the longest lunar eclipse of the century, but they were disappointed as the clouds circled the moon as if to to conceal it
. The sky has turned into ember, but the so-called "blood moon", when Earth's natural satellite turns bright red, has remained elusive. Enthusiasts were waiting anxiously until past midnight as the clouds give way to the spectacular event to become visible.
Many of them had brought their telescopes.
Several areas of northern India, including Delhi, have witnessed monsoon rains. some days. The annual weather prevented people from enjoying the spectacular celestial event observed in many parts of the world.
The "totality" period, when the moonlight is totally darkened, began at 10:53 pm and lasted 103 minutes (1 hour and 43 minutes)
The planetarium had organized a "Carnival of the Moon" and put in place special telescopes so that people can experience the phenomenon. He had also organized a series of programs, including shows on astronomy, eclipse and even street games.
Amateur astronomers were visibly excited and voluntarily explained the phenomena to visitors.
"Nothing has been seen because of the clouds" Rathnashree, director of Nehru's Planetarium, said:
Parents had brought their children to the planetarium to see the rare eclipse but had to come back with a feeling of sadness. Rajiv Sharma, an amateur astronomer, was at the planetarium with his son, daughter, and nephew, but bad weather played the spoilsport.
Many people consoled themselves by watching the shows on astronomy
"Siddhartha Madaan, an educator with the planetarium, said.
The carnival served as a platform to dispel myths about lunar eclipse. "For example, many do not eat during the eclipse and there are several notions that relate to it, we tried to explain to people through our parts ", Said Aniket Singh, a grade 12 student.
coincided with another relatively rare celestial phenomenon known as the Mars Opposition, the closest approach to Mars to Earth. PTI PR ABH
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