Partial lunar eclipse takes place tonight
It's going to be an exciting night for people living in Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia, as stargazers will be treated to a partial eclipse of the moon tonight.
The eclipse will be visible around the country starting around 7.30pm tonight and it will reach its peak at around 8:20 pm and is expected to end by 9:18 pm.
The magnitude - which is how much of the Moon's diameter is covered by Earth's shadow - of the eclipse is expected to be 2,5.
If you can see the eclipse send Kriya your photos in the comment section below.
There's a partial #lunareclipse and it's absolutely stunning 🌑
— Noshin Saloojee (@Nosh09) August 7, 2017
#LunarEclipse visible in Gauteng South Africa. Taken with a Canon SX50 1/1600 shutter speed, ISO800, F6.5 #HetiPearlPhotography pic.twitter.com/ihQV0zKSsZ
— Heti Pearl Photo (@HetiPhoto) August 7, 2017
Make a wish... #lunareclipse pic.twitter.com/cSyxHldtoo
— Greg (@EnigmaOffline) August 7, 2017
#lunareclipse #iphoneography #amateur #telescope pic.twitter.com/SBIZLlRiZg
— The_Scielinist (@Ireshyn_G) August 7, 2017
The best my iPhone could do—gives some sense of it. #lunareclipse #joburg pic.twitter.com/8rMyJlCg6g
— Ben Williams (@benrwms) August 7, 2017
What a breath taking #LunarEclipse... my camera doesn't do justice to it though. Visible until 21:00 tonight pic.twitter.com/pWxfvdXE8L
— #FillUpTheDome (@Sibongiseni_Z) August 7, 2017
Here are some of the beautiful pictures that were sent to Kriya.
Gallery
Partial Lunar Eclipse On August 7 (pls RT↺❤️) ️️ https://t.co/mvKqhRQiOa #LunarEclipse #Partialeclipse
— KnowYourNewsNow (@KnowYourNewsNow) August 7, 2017