Lunar Eclipse 2011 Singapore

Lunar Eclipse 2011 Singapore

Lunar Eclipse 2011 Singapore A rare total earth eclipse can be observed from moon on 15 June 2011 20:12 UTC (16 June 03:12am Malaysia/Singapore time) yet no one can afford to travel easily to moon for this observation. Back on earth, continents from Africa to Singapore is fortunate to be able to observe rare total "central" lunar eclipse this month. Top 3 reasons why you should enjoy this rare phenomena.The full duration of totality is visible from south west Africa, Madagascar, the Middle East, central Asia, India, Sri Lanka, eastern China, Bangladesh, western Myanmar, western Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, western Indonesia, Antarctica, and western edge of western Australia. More information can be found here.

For Australian readers, you may want to watch this youtube video which describes what times you can catch the eclipse, depending on where you are. People in Western Australia are going to have the best viewing. Of course, we need clear skies in order to see it at all, and, for the east coast, we have rain forecast for the rest of the week, and in order to see the eclipse, you'd have to be up very early in the morning. It's instructive and interesting that this eclipse falls over the Middle East, with so much uprising going on there, especially as this eclipse is very much about freedom; freedom to do and be who one wants to be.