Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 Various places will experience the lunar eclipse on GuruPournima. I wonder if anyone can advise the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of this eclipse at the same time at the GuruPournima festival. Are there times inauspicious for bhajanavali during this Gurupournima? NASA Science News for July 14, 2000 This weekend the Moon, the Sun and the Earth will align for the longest total lunar eclipse in 140 years. The best places to see the event are in and around the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii and Australia. Observers along the west coast of North America will be able to see a partial eclipse just before the Moon sets on Sunday morning. During totality skywatchers may also be able to spot the asteroid 4 Vesta, which coincidentally makes a rare appearance as a naked-eye object during the days around the eclipse. FULL STORY at http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast14jul_1m.htm?list The FULL STORY will tell you something interesting: "This eclipse is especially long because the Moon passes right through the middle of the darkest part of Earth's shadow. In places like Australia, where the entire eclipse can be seen, totality will last for 108 minutes," says George Lebo, an astronomer at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. 108 is the sacred number. Would anyone like to comment on this aspect also... [i live in Australia] Namaste Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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