Animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Dominica If you are a star gazer, an amateur astronomer or just someone interested in celestial events, get your binoculars out since on Tuesday, November 8 you will have a front row seat to one of the natural world’s most spectacular displays: a lunar eclipse.
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth align so that Earth’s shadow falls across the moon’s surface.
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In Dominica, the eclipse will be be partial and not total
According to NASA, a partial lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, but they are not precisely aligned. Hence, only a section of the moon is covered by the earthâs shadow
The phenomenon will begin at 4:02 am and ends at 6:05 am on Tuesday
Since the moon is going to be near the horizon at the time of the eclipse, it is recommended going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to west-northwest for the best view of the eclipse
In other parts of the world, the event is going to be more dramatic with a total eclipse visible across North and Central America and in Ecuador, Colombia, and western portions of Venezuela and Peru
The eclipse will also be visible in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska and Hawaii
No special equipment is needed to view the eclipse but a pair of binoculars will help
If the sky is cloudy, the eclipse can be viewed on YouTube at the link below:
https://youtu.be/BjKUlaGmE2g
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221107_172101-1.mp4
