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Mumbai: The city will witness the darkest lunar eclipse in 40 years on Wednesday. But the major attraction will be the colour of the moon which will turn coppery red.
During the eclipse, the sun, moon and earth will align and the moon will pass through the earth’s shadow, which is also called Umbra.
“I don’t want to miss the event as it comes once in four to five decades. If I get a clear sky it will be the most joyous moment of my life,” said a stargazer Shiva Mane from Kalyan. Some of the enthusiasts in Navi Mumbai, Chembur and Sion will be going to secluded places around the city. These places are called sky stations. From here, the sky looks clear and better.
Nehru planetarium programme coordinator, Suhas B Naik-Satam, said the eclipse, which will be visible across India, will begin at 11.53 pm on June 15 and end at 3.32 am on June 16.
If the skies are clear, the planetarium will arrange for telescopes so that the general public can watch the spectacular event. Naik-Satam said that the last time such an eclipse took place was on August 6, 1971.
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