TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A rarely seen eclipse of Venus by the transiting Moon was observed by sky watchers in Japan in the early hours of Tuesday, for the first time in the country since 1989, though the viewable regions were sharply restricted due to bad weather. At the Tachibana Astronomical Observatory in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, the morning star was veiled in the back of a crescent moon in the eastern sky just past 2:40 a.m. and emerged again about 40 minutes later. Sightings were also reported in Hokkaido, Chiba and Okinawa. The next eclipse of Venus by the Moon under relatively good conditions is expected on May 31, 2015 in Japan, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. A wide swath of Japan was covered by clouds and hit by rain early Tuesday morning due to a rain front and a low pressure system, Source: The Coming Crisis, ***
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Venus eclipsed by Moon seen in Japan for 1st time in 23 years
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A rarely seen eclipse of Venus by the transiting Moon was observed by sky watchers in Japan in the early hours of Tuesday, for the first time in the country since 1989, though the viewable regions were sharply restricted due to bad weather. At the Tachibana Astronomical Observatory in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, the morning star was veiled in the back of a crescent moon in the eastern sky just past 2:40 a.m. and emerged again about 40 minutes later. Sightings were also reported in Hokkaido, Chiba and Okinawa. The next eclipse of Venus by the Moon under relatively good conditions is expected on May 31, 2015 in Japan, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. A wide swath of Japan was covered by clouds and hit by rain early Tuesday morning due to a rain front and a low pressure system, Source: The Coming Crisis, ***
