People in the Arab world, European, African and Western Asian countries will witness a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday (June 15) and will be viewed in relative density for 100 minutes over two days.
It is the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10.
Bookmark your calendar now, if you’re in the indicated zone above
The eclipse will start at 10:23 pm (GMT+4) on Wednesday in partial shading, develop into full eclipse at 11:23 pm (GMT+4) on the same day and continue till 1:02 am (GMT+4) on Thursday.
“The peak of the lunar eclipse will be at 12:13 (GMT+4) (Wednesday), while the partial lunar eclipse will last till 2:02 am (GMT+4) (Thursday).” The moon will not disappear totally because of the reflection of sunshine from the Earth’s surface.
Click on the image above for more information on time & place..
Provided by Larry
Clear Skies on June 15th hopefully 🙂
Mundhir