A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth, while orbiting the sun, comes between the moon and sun. Thus, the moon is hidden by the earth’s shadow. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth and moon are aligned in a straight line.
Primary geography lessons, eh!
Photography enthusiast Soha Hazra decided to take a break from daily school lessons and go for some practical stuff, the real practical way — he decided to train his camera on the moon playing hide and seek on Saturday, December 10.
The eclipse started at just after 5.02 pm as the moon slowly slipped into the earth's shadow.
Since the eclipse began when it was still daylight, the sun's rays cast a reddish hue on the moon.
The total eclipse began at 7.40 pm and lasted till 9.30 pm.
The maximum eclipse was seen at 8.01:50 pm.
The noticeable Umbra phase began at 6.15 pm and ended at 9.48 pm.
The year's last total lunar eclipse was also the longest, lasting well over 6 hours.
