Blood Moon to light up sky on Sunday night during rare celestial event
Bengaluru: Skywatchers are in for a celestial treat this Sunday night and early Monday morning as a rare total lunar eclipse is set to grace the skies. During the eclipse, the Moon will take on a dramatic red hue, commonly known as a Blood Moon, offering viewers a spectacular sight across the world.
“Eclipses occur when the Earth aligns between the Sun and Moon. When the Earth’s dark shadow completely covers the moon, it is called a full lunar eclipse, which is occurring this time,” The New Indian Express quoted BR Guruprasad, Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, as saying.
The last time India witnessed a total lunar eclipse was in 2018. The next will occur on December 31, 2028.
Eclipses occur twice a year and are not uncommon. But this one stands out due to a full lunar eclipse, its colour and clear sighting, added the report.
However, the sighting is subject to weather conditions. “The red colour will depend on the dust in the Earth’s atmosphere,” TNIE quoted Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, scientist, Indian Institute of Astrophysics as saying.
The umbral phase, when Earth’s shadow first begins to creep across the Moon’s surface, starts at 9:57 PM IST on September 7. The highlight of the night — the totality phase, when the Moon is fully engulfed in Earth’s shadow — begins at 11:00 PM IST and lasts until 12:23 AM IST on September 8, as reported by India Today.
In Karnataka, the Platform for Astronomy Communicators (PACK) is preparing to raise awareness about the eclipse and dispel common myths associated with such astronomical events on September 7. Interested visitors can visit Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium or Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum.
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Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad instead of Bangabhaban, in a departure from a long-standing tradition.
Earlier in the day, Rahman was elected as leader of the parliamentary party by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers.
Rahman's BNP has bagged 209 out of 297 seats, while right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats in the 13th Parliamentary elections. Deposed premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League was barred from contesting polls.
