The Leisure and Cultural Services Department stated that following the lunar eclipse in Hong Kong in May this year, there will be a partial lunar eclipse on November 19 (Friday). The public can look towards the east-northeast when the moon rises in the evening.
However, at the time of this lunar eclipse, due to the low altitude of the moon and the sky is not yet completely dark, it may be difficult for the public to see the position of the moon clearly. Therefore, the Hong Kong Space Museum reminds you to pay special attention to the direction of the east-northeast when choosing an observation site. Obstacle height.
The Space Museum will broadcast the partial eclipse of the next month on the Internet from 5:30 to 7 pm that day.
During the evening lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021, the "Super Blood Moon" finally broke through the clouds and hung high in the air.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
The LCSD explained that lunar eclipses can be divided into penumbra lunar eclipses, partial lunar eclipses and total lunar eclipses.
Partial lunar eclipse occurs when only part of the moon enters the earth's umbra.
The process of a partial lunar eclipse can be divided into five stages, including the beginning of the penumbra eclipse, the first loss, the extreme eclipse, the roundness and the end of the penumbra eclipse.
On Friday, the moon rose at 5:38 pm, by then the "eclipse" had ended, and the moon was gradually leaving the earth's umbra.
Until 6:47 pm, the moon "rounded" and completely left the earth's umbra.
The entire lunar eclipse process ends at 8:06 pm, when the moon leaves the penumbra of the earth.
Since the moon is still below the horizon when the lunar eclipse begins, only part of the lunar eclipse can be seen in Hong Kong. Therefore, this phenomenon is also called "take eclipse out".
▼Evening lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021▼
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Or it’s harder to see the moon’s position clearly
The LCSD also pointed out that during a partial lunar eclipse, the moon will not be completely obscured by the earth's umbra.
However, when the lunar eclipse occurred this time, the height of the moon was low, and the sky was not yet completely dark. It might be difficult for the public to see the position of the moon clearly.
At 6 o'clock in the afternoon that day, the moon was less than five degrees above the horizon. The Hong Kong Space Museum reminded the public to pay special attention to the height of obstacles in the east-northeast direction when choosing observation locations.
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Remind to comply with epidemic prevention measures
The Hong Kong Space Museum will broadcast the partial lunar eclipse through its YouTube channel that day. The public can also browse the Leisure and Cultural Services Department Facebook page and the Hong Kong Space Museum Facebook page to watch the partial lunar eclipse simultaneously.
The department also reminded that astronomical observations are easily affected by the weather, so citizens should pay attention to the latest weather conditions when going out to watch the sky, and observe the latest epidemic prevention measures, maintain social distance and pay attention to personal hygiene.
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