COIMBATORE: Many residents, including kids and their folks, eagerly watched the trifecta - blue moon, super moon and blood moon - at Sreevats Global Village and VOC Park the place special preparations were made to look at the lunar eclipse via telescopes and binoculars.
A unique hang around used to be organized through Obuli Chandran of Mango Education at Sreevatsa Global Village for the science feat the place greater than 150 residents collected. Tamil Nadu Science Forum had arrange telescopes at VOC Park.
R Rameshan, vice chairman of the Tamil Nadu Science Forum, stated even though it may be noticed with bare eyes we needed the residents to get a better view. "We discussed various aspects of the eclipse and tried to make it interesting for the people," stated Rameshan.
"The second full moon that happens mostly in months with 31 days is called blue moon. On the other hand, the moon was much closer to the earth and was 14% bigger than usual. This is super moon. Blood moon is when the earth's shadow falls on the moon and the sun's light still manages to shine onto the moon making it look red in colour," stated Rameshan. Though the eclipse began at 4.21pm, residents in Coimbatore were ready to see it simplest after 6.30pm. It went on till 7.37pm but right through India it used to be visible till 8.47pm.
Various residents trekked mountains and travelled to hillocks to get a better view. "We are a group of photographers and we wanted to get good photographs of the eclipse as it was a rare phenomenon. Luckily, the skies were clear and we were happy that we got good shots," stated Rajesh M, a city-based photographer.
A unique hang around used to be organized through Obuli Chandran of Mango Education at Sreevatsa Global Village for the science feat the place greater than 150 residents collected. Tamil Nadu Science Forum had arrange telescopes at VOC Park.
R Rameshan, vice chairman of the Tamil Nadu Science Forum, stated even though it may be noticed with bare eyes we needed the residents to get a better view. "We discussed various aspects of the eclipse and tried to make it interesting for the people," stated Rameshan.
"The second full moon that happens mostly in months with 31 days is called blue moon. On the other hand, the moon was much closer to the earth and was 14% bigger than usual. This is super moon. Blood moon is when the earth's shadow falls on the moon and the sun's light still manages to shine onto the moon making it look red in colour," stated Rameshan. Though the eclipse began at 4.21pm, residents in Coimbatore were ready to see it simplest after 6.30pm. It went on till 7.37pm but right through India it used to be visible till 8.47pm.
Various residents trekked mountains and travelled to hillocks to get a better view. "We are a group of photographers and we wanted to get good photographs of the eclipse as it was a rare phenomenon. Luckily, the skies were clear and we were happy that we got good shots," stated Rajesh M, a city-based photographer.
Blood moon - a visual treat for residents
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February 01, 2018
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