Aug 28, 2007
Lunar Eclipse: There’s a moon over Renmin Street
Seems as though the longest lunar eclipse in 7 years is in process, and should be visible in most of China:
For Chinese watchers the first phase of the eclipse, which will last about three hours and 33 minutes, will begin at 4:51 p.m. Beijing time.
The eclipse will begin as the Earth’s shadow moves across the surface of the moon’s eastern edge. It will take just over an hour for the earth’s shadow to cover the moon. By 6:37 p.m. the moon will be completely hidden in the shadow and will begin emerging again at 7:23 p.m.
If it’s not cloudy in your city today, be sure to go out and see if you can see anything thought the haze we have come to know and love as the Chinese atmosphere.
For more, check this article on Xinhua.
Update: Here’s a photo courtesy of Xinhua:
