Today, Friday, January 10, the globe witnesses the first phenomena of the eclipse of 2020, where a lunar eclipse of the semi-shadow type occurs. During this semi-shadow eclipse the moon does not cross the dark part of the earth’s shadow “shadow,” but it passes through the faint outer part of the “semi-shadow” So the moon disk remains completely lit (dim lighting).
The National Institute of Astronomical Research, headed by Dr. Gad Al-Qadi, revealed that this eclipse cannot be seen with the naked eye and can be seen through telescopes in Egypt and in the Arab region, as well as in the regions where the moon appears when the eclipse occurs, including (the continent of Europe – the continent of Asia – most of the continent of Australia – Continent of Africa – Northwest North America – Eastern South America – West Pacific Ocean – Atlantic Ocean – Indian Ocean – Arctic Continent).
It will take all stages of the eclipse from its inception until the end of it for a period of approximately four hours and five minutes, and the beginning of the eclipse will be at seven o’clock and eight minutes and its end will be at eleven and twelve minutes approximately, and its peak (in the middle) in which the shadow of the earth is obscured is approximately 90% of the area The shadow resembles shadow, and its timing coincides with the timing of Badr, the first month of Jumada in 1441 AH, around nine and ten minutes in the evening, Cairo local time..
The Astronomy Institute indicated that a research team of researchers at the Sun Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research will monitor this phenomenon..
And the phenomenon of lunar eclipse is useful for ascertaining the beginnings of the lunar months (Hijri), where the lunar eclipse occurs in a corresponding position, i.e. in the middle of the lunar month when the moon is full and its presence is at one of the ascending or descending nodes resulting from the intersection of the moon’s orbit level with the level of the sun’s orbit (the zodiac). Or close to it, where the earth is located in this case between the sun and the moon, on the conjugation line, which is the line between the centers of the earth and the sun, or close to it.
The Institute revealed that the twenty-first century (between 2001-2100) witnessed 230 lunar eclipses, including 85 complete eclipses, 58 partial eclipses and 87 semi-eclipses, while
The Institute announced its welcome to citizens and astronomers to enjoy watching these astronomical phenomena at the Institute’s headquarters in Helwan.
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