Total lunar eclipse tomorrow
Onusandhitsu Chakra, a national science club, will organise 21 observation camps across the country to observe total lunar eclipse tomorrow, says a press release.
The central camp equipped with optical and radio telescopes will be held at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the city from 4:00pm.
The camp will be open to all and will continue for the whole night. Details, photographs and live video of the eclipse will be available at www.astronomylive.com.
Tomorrow's total lunar eclipse is the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2011. The second eclipse will occur on December 10.
The total eclipse is a relatively rare central eclipse where the moon passes in front of the centre of the Earth's shadow.
The last lunar eclipse closer to the centre of the earth's shadow was seen on July 16, 2000. The next total eclipse will occur on July 27, 2018.
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