Chandra Grahan on 15th June 2011, Lunar Eclipse 15th June 2011 details, information, visibility, photos, pictures, wallpapers, Lunar Eclipse June 2011

Chandra Grahan on 15th June 2011, Lunar Eclipse 15th June 2011 details, information, visibility, photos, pictures, wallpapers, Lunar Eclipse June 2011

Lunar Eclipse June 2011 Details

A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two total such eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10.

This is a relatively rare lunar eclipse where the center point of Earth's shadow is on the disk. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the earth's shadow was on July 16, 2000. The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018.

Visibility

It will be visible completely over Africa, and Central Asia, visible rising over South America, western Africa, and Europe, and setting over eastern Asia. In western Asia, Australia and the Philippines, the lunar eclipse will be visible just before sunrise.

Many people in South America, Western Africa and Europe will view the eclipse at moon rise, while observers in Eastern Asia and Australia will see the eclipse at moonset. Western Europe will see the moon rise already totally eclipsed and covering a portion of the ninth-magnitude global cluster NGC 6401, while those in southern Africa and Australia will see the moon slip past the cluster untouched. It is important to note that in order to see the cluster, you will need at least a 100-mm telescope.