Partial Lunar Eclipse
October 28-29, 2023
Tijara, Rajasthan
Tijara, Rajasthan
The partial lunar eclipse will take place late night on Saturday October 28, 2023. The eclipse will start from 11:31:47 PM and will continue till 03:56:20 AM on Sunday October 29, 2023. The duration of partial phase will be 1 hour and 17 minutes. The eclipse will be partial in nature and the maximum obscuration will be about 27%. The moon will look cut from one side and not like it looks on other days when it is showing different phases. This eclipse will occur as a part of the Moon will pass through the Earth’s Umbral shadow. The whole of the Moon will be in Earth’s Penumbral Shadow.
Partial phases of Lunar Eclipse has proved in the past about the Earth to be a round object than flat object. The curved shadow on the surface on the Moon is an evidence of the Earth being round. The eclipse of Moon occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. During this eclipse, Moon will partially cross through Earth’s umbral shadow.
This will be second eclipse in the set in a span of 15 days, previous one being an Annular Solar Eclipse, visible from the United States of America, Mexico and surrounding areas.
Please refer to the details below for a tentative itinerary.
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Generic Program detail
Equipment can be chosen from:
Manual Telescopes
- 8″ Truss Dobsonian
- 10″ Classic Dobsonian
- 25X100 Giant Binoculars
Motorised Telescopes
- NexStar 130 SLT
- NexStar 114 SLT
Astrophotography Gears
- Celestron CG-5 GT Mount with Orion 100mm Refractor and one astro-camera
- Celestron Advanced VX mount with Celestron C8 8″ SCT telescopes with astro-camera.
Day 1 – Saturday
- 16:30 Arrival at campsite
- 16:45 Welcome tea & snacks
- 17:30 Tour of the site, equipment introduction.
- 18:45 Lunar and Planetary Observation begins
- 19:30 Briefing about the Lunar Eclipse.
- 20:30 Dinner served
- 21:30 Eclipse Myths and other false information busting.
- 23:00 Eclipse observation and photography ready
- 23:30 Eclipse observation starts.
Day 2 – Sunday
- 00:00 Observation continues
- 01:05 Umbral Eclipse Starts
- 02:23 Umbral Eclipse ends.
- 04:30 Eclipse Observation over, packing of equipment.
- 05:00 Bed time
- 09:30 Wake up*
- 10:00 Breakfast
- 11:00 Departure
- Astronomy Equipment and Expertise as per requirements and working in groups
- Accommodation in tents with common washrooms and electricity on twin sharing basis.
- Breakfast, Dinner, morning, Evening & Midnight Tea with snacks.
- Travel to and from the site (can be arranged at an added expense).
- Soft drinks, refreshments other than listed.
- Accommodation for driver/nanny/help is not included and will be charged with Rs 500/- for food.
- Swiss tents for stretching of legs at night
- Kids play area for fun during evening & morning.
- Astronomy gear for visual observation with experts.
- Astrophotography expertise on your own equipment
- Usually present to mild cold at night, dew is visible in the months of October & November. Carry woollens with gloves, cap and woollen socks.
- Carry woollens.
- Carry your camera, all accessories and tripod
- Carry your medicines, and other essential items
- Carry some snacks and chocolates for night munching.
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