The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century began on Friday, coinciding with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. In Abuja, the Nigerian capital, the spectacle was witnessed at 8.18p.m. Unlike with a solar eclipse, viewers do not need protective eye gear to observe the […]
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The moon has completely blocked out the sun’s rays in a rare total solar eclipse over North America. The total eclipse, centred in a 100-kilometer-wide band stretching across 14 states, was first visible in the U.S. in Madras, Oregon in the north-western U.S. starting at 10:19 a.m. and lasting for about two minutes. The temperature […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the meteorological report that there will be eclipse on Thursday, September 1, 2016, the FCT Police Command is calling on all residents of the Federal Capital Territory to be vigilant as miscreants could take advantage of the situation to perpetrate criminal act. The Command also wishes to warn those contemplating to exploit the climatic […]
Continue ReadingNigeria will experience an annular solar eclipse that will be visible all over the country with different degrees of totality on September 1, 2016, this is as predicted by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Tuesday.In a statement issued by the Head of media and corporate communications of NASRDA, Mr. Felix Ale, […]
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