In 2011, there will be six “eclipses” occurring on Earth, including four partial solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses. Among the partial solar eclipses, two will occur in the remote Antarctica and will be basically invisible to anyone; the observation conditions for the remaining two in China are also not ideal. Among them, the one on January 4 will be visible in the Northwest, and the one on June 2 (Beijing Time is 06.02, Universal Time is 06.01) will be visible in the Northeast.
Of course, God is fair. While we do not have very good solar eclipse observations, we will be able to observe two relatively good total lunar eclipses. These will occur on June 16 and December 10, respectively. For the one on June 16, a moonset while eclipsed can be seen, while the one on December 10 will be visible in its entirety.
Excited yet? Let us look forward to that clear night together!
(The following content is from NASA, translated by BoJone; the times shown in the images are in Universal Time. To obtain Beijing Time, add 8 hours to the Universal Time.)
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