Lunar eclipse observed

Published October 29, 2004

KARACHI, Oct 28: The last lunar eclipse of 2004 was observed on Thursday morning. A sighting of the eclipse was also made from the University of Karachi's astronomical observatory at the Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics.

The observations through a 6-inch Code Refractor Telescope began at 5.45am PST when the moon appeared brownish due to the penumbral (light) shadow of the Earth.

At 6.14am PST, the partial eclipse began, when the morning light started to dominate. The partially-eclipsed moon quickly faded out at about 6.25am PST.

The moon was set at 6.37am PST in Karachi, almost simultaneously with sunrise. - APP

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