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Last year's eclipse, the moon and it will happen on the very evening of New Year's Eve - Thursday December 31.
This is a partial lunar eclipse with the highest phase of the eclipse of 0076 only, which means that the Earth's shadow at maximum eclipse, covered only 7.6% lunar disk.
Astronomy of the event begins at 18:17 when the moon enters the Earth's penumbra.
The event can be seen with the naked eye for observers began at 19:52 when the Earth's shadow will begin his fast walk on the Moon. The greatest phase of eclipse occurs at 20:22 but the moon will then be away from Earth 360,264 km. From the Earth's shadow moon comes out at 20:52, while the Earth's penumbra comes at 22:28, when the end of the eclipse occurs. Although the phase of the eclipse is very small it will be an interesting event at a time when we prepare to welcome the New Year. Celestial mechanics has given us this year's New Year's Eve celestial phenomenon that we have the opportunity to see just once or twice during the calendar year. This is in full eclipse visible from our region. Due to the small stage of the eclipse, we recommend to use the binoculars for watching ..
Eclipse is safe to observe with the naked eye and with binoculars or a telescope, with which the minute by minute can observe how the Earth's shadow covers the moon's craters and "must".
Depending on the contamination and the conditions in the Earth's atmosphere, the phase of the eclipse, and the current distance from Earth to the Moon, Moon's shadow covered area usually takes the first black and then the orange-reddish-brown color, although it noted throughout history and seeing the green and the blue moon but during the full lunar eclipse which is not the case.
All figures are given according to local time. Good luck to you in the New Year!
Marino Tumpić
