Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore

On 31 January of 2018, sky watchers were treated to a rare astronomical event—a trifecta of a supermoon, blue moon as well as a blood moon. The last time this occurred was over 150 years ago, in 1866. A supermoon occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its orbit, making… Continue reading Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore

Partial Solar Eclipse 9 Mar 2016

On 9 March 2016, a large part of the Pacific, including South East Asia and Australia was treated to a rare celestial event, a solar eclipse. Unfortunately, Singaporeans are only able to see a partial eclipse, with the 87% of the sun being covered by the moon. It’s still a rare event nonetheless, with the last… Continue reading Partial Solar Eclipse 9 Mar 2016

Rendezvous of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon

Almost exactly three years ago, I caught the “Celestial Triangle” formed by Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon early one morning. Earlier tonight, I managed to catch the gorgeous sight again, thanks to a tip-off in the Straits Times’ website which carried the news of this celestial event. As the sun set, I started to… Continue reading Rendezvous of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon

The “Bloodless” Lunar Eclipse I Almost Missed

The lunar eclipse on 4 Apr 2015 is the third of a series of four—called a tetrad—consecutive eclipses spaced six months apart. It was also the shortest, lasting barely 5 minutes at its peak. I staked out at the Esplanade Bridge an hour before totality and waited. Nightfall came, I don’t see the moon. I… Continue reading The “Bloodless” Lunar Eclipse I Almost Missed

“Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse 8 Oct 2014

After having two Supermoons elude me this year, I can’t wait to capture the total lunar eclipse earlier tonight. Also called the “blood moon” due to its reddish colour during totality, the maximum eclipse is set to occur at 6:55pm Singapore Time, shortly after moonrise. Unfortunately, just like last year’s Supermoon, our Indonesian farmers are clearing… Continue reading “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse 8 Oct 2014

Flying Into the Sunset

On a recent holiday to Spain and Portugal last year, my tour group arrived at the Belém Tower park at sunset after a city tour. I caught sight of the Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho Monument and a crescent moon which has just risen. I decided to capture the plane of the monument seemingly flying… Continue reading Flying Into the Sunset

Featured On National Geographic’s Web Site and Flickr Blog

I was going through my Twitter feed on my iPhone today morning when I came across a tweet from National Geographic (@natgeo) featuring a collection of reader-submitted Supermoon photos. As I had also submitted a few of mine to them as part of their #supermoon weekend hashtag assignment, I clicked through to see if by… Continue reading Featured On National Geographic’s Web Site and Flickr Blog