Lunar eclipse won't be visible again in NZ until 3 years later

Yes yes yes...happened to read upon this article at work on Friday!!! : P

A lunar eclipse will be visible in NZ night sky next Tuesday! (And it won't be visible again until 3 years later!!!)

"A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking the light from the sun reaching the moon's surface. The moon will pass through the shadow of the earth.

The eclipse on Tuesday, August 28 will start at 7.52pm, but won't be noticed until around 8.51pm, when the moon enters the full shadow of the earth.

The moon will be fully eclipsed by the earth's shadow from 9.52pm to 11.23pm, with the eclipse over by 1.22am."

From the NZ Herald article: Lunar eclipse to be visible from NZ

A New Planet Found Close to Earth

(An article dedicated to my small but long fascination in Astronomy! : P)

A new planet has been found outside our solar system by "Swiss, French and Portuguese astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's 3.6m telescope at La Silla in Chile".

This planet has not been named yet but it is the smallest planet to be found discovered our solar system and it could possibly have the right temperature and environment to support life! (Aliens!!!! 0_0??? hmm the idea of aliens existing in the universe....haha think I will need some time to take in this if it's true!)

It is 20.5 light years away from Earth and one year on the planet only lasts for 13 days (as it is 14 times closer to the Sun then the Earth). Well, by 2020, the telescopes should be advance enough for the astronomers to take a closer look at this planet!!!

(hmm 2020! ahah who knows! May be I'll have the money to do space travel!!! : P)


Source: It's 20 lightyears away - but still close to Earth