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Updated July 28, 2018, at 14:17
By Ellalyn From Vera-Ruiz
Many people in many parts of the world were fortunate to witness a rare lunar eclipse total last Saturday.
(photo by Juan Carlo De Vela / Manila Bulletin)
However, most Filipinos were disappointed because they failed to attend Astronomical event seen from the blood moon.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth. During its greatest eclipse, the moon takes on a reddish hue, which is why the eclipse is sometimes called "blood moon".
According to the Philippine Administration of Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA), apart from Philippines, the event was visible in Antarctica, Australasia, Asia, Russia except the northern part, Africa , Europe and the East of South America.
The eclipse began at 1:13 pm (Filipino time) and ended at 7:30 am I am on July 28th.
Its largest eclipse, which was the moment when the moon was totally obscured by the Earth's shadow, was observed at 4:21
In Manila, the moon rose at 6:05 pm . On July 27, the eclipse should have been visible before the moon's setting Saturday
The lunar eclipse last Saturday was the longest of this century, with a total eclipse of one hour and 43 hours.
However, the event was hardly observed by most Filipinos because of the cloudy sky, caused by the southwest monsoon or habagat.
Later this month, we can hope that Filipinos take a look at the meteor shower south of the Delta Aquarides that occurred from July 28th to July 31st.
PAGASA stated that meteor shower would be best observed in the east-southeast sky from July 28th to July 31st. 29 to 30.
The stream normally produces about 5 to 10 meteors per hour with an overall activity of about 15 meteors per hour in good sky conditions
Tags: astronomical event, Blood Moon, Filipinos , Lunar eclipse, PAGASA, total ecl pse
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