Poornaprajna Amateur Astronomers’ Club, captured the images of the Partial Lunar Eclipse of 28th October 2023. This was a unique opportunity as this was the first and last visible eclipse for India for the year. The fact that there will be no eclipse visible in India in 2024, made this eclipse a rarer phenomenon as astronomy enthusiasts would have to wait until September 2025 to witness another eclipse in India.
Visibility
The Eclipse could be seen from the beginning as the Penumbral phase of the Eclipse Began at 11:31pm on 28th October. The Shadow of the Earth became visible on the Hunter’s Moon from 1:00 AM on 29th October, and became more and more prominent until 1:44 AM.
Due to the midnight duration of the eclipse, Various students of Poornaprajna Amateur Astronomers’ Club stayed awake to observe the eclipse. Shantika Upadhya of III B.Com waited for the peak eclipse, amidst clouds, and captured an image as the clouds cleared for a small window around peak eclipse.
Shantika Upadhya is a photography enthusiast and runs the @lights_camera_khichik page on Instagram
Bhargava Bhat of I B.Sc. another student at Udupi, also stayed up to capture the entire eclipse, but were unable to proceed after 2 am as the sky was covered with clouds.
The entire eclipse was not visible due to clouds. However, the sequence from the beginning till peak eclipse could be documented.
