The first eclipse of the last 5 years in the Iranian sky; Milky Way next to Red Moon – | Iranian and world news

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Kazem Kokarm described the full details of the full moon on Sunday, September 16, and said: “This astronomical phenomenon is one of the rarest visible events from Iran after 5 years.” All stages of the eclipse of the year 2 are visible from the beginning to the end of our country. The last month of eclipse was on August 5, 2009, which lasted until the morning of August 6, and was the longest eclipse of the century.

Referring to the beginning of the moon at 9:30 pm Sunday, September 16, he said: “The moon first enters the ground in space, at which stage the darkening of the moon is not visible to the naked eye and can only wait for the moon to enter the shadow.”

According to a spokesman for the Amateur Committee of the Iranian Astronomical Association, the start of a partial monthly eclipse is at 9:50, when the moon’s pill gradually enters the shadow and begins to darken.

“At this stage, the color of the moon is red, and the peak of the lunar eclipse or moonlight occurs exactly at 9:50 pm and 2 seconds, and the end of it is at 9:50,” Cookm said.

He announced the full eclipse period of about 5 minutes and explained: “This period is about 2 minutes shorter than the long -lasting month of the year.” The reason for the difference is that in this event, the moon does not cross the center of the Earth’s shadow and its path is slightly inclined to the side of the shade.

A spokesman for the Amateur Committee of the Iranian Astronomical Association said: “At 9:30 pm, the pill starts out of the shadow and will be completely out of the shadow until 9:30 pm but remain in the half. The end of the partial eclipse also occurs at 9:30 am on September 17th.

“The interesting feature of this lunar eclipse is that before the start of it, fresh air in Iran is dark and the moonlight is very high, so that many of the milky strips and stars are not visible in areas outside the city.” But with the beginning of the full moonlight at 4pm, the moon’s light is reduced and is clearly seen in dark areas and away from light pollution, the milky stripe and hundreds of thousands of stars are clearly seen.

“The event is a unique opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts to witness the full moon with stars and a milky road,” he said. After the end of the moon and the increase in the light of the moon, the stars become dim and the sky will be brighter.

Cookm noted: Observation is possible even in cities, but due to optical contamination and air particles in the air, the effect of reducing and increasing moonlight on the stars is not feeling well.

A spokesman for the Amateur Committee of the Iranian Astronomical Association emphasized that the observation of the shadow on the moon at different stages of the moon is one of the scientific and important evidence of the spherical land, noting: One of the important scientific points of this phenomenon is to see the shadow on the moon at different stages of the moon. This has been known by the Babylonians for five years and is one of the scientific evidence of the spherical form of the earth.

At the end, Cocar recommended: Interested parties can see the detailed details of this eclipse by visiting the observatory and astronomical centers and even capturing photos of the red moon with a mobile phone from behind the telescope. Observation programs in different cities will be announced in the coming days.