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September 2016 Lunar Eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 16 September 2016, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2016. Visibility It was visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Gallery Progression as seen from Primorsko, Bulgaria Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of Sep 16, 2016.jpg, Hefei, China, 18:03 UTC 2016.09.16 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (29613161962).jpg, Huittinen, Finland, 18:51 UTC Lunar Eclipse (29104134764).png, Hong Kong, 19:00 UTC Partial lunar eclipse 2016.09.16.jpg, Rabka-Zdrój, Poland, 19:09 UTC 2016-09-16 20-30-00 eclipse-lunaire-ann1.gif, Belfort, France, combined images 2016-09-16 20-30-00 eclipse-lunaire-ann2.gif, Progression from Belfort, France Harvest Moon (29100727543).jpg, Helmshore, England, 20:04 UTC Related eclipses Eclipses of 2016 * Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016, A total solar eclipse on 9 March. * March 2016 lunar eclipse, A penumbral lunar eclipse on 23 March. * August 2016 lunar eclipse, A penumbral lunar eclipse on 18 August. * Solar eclipse of Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oria, Italy
Oria (or ''Orra'', la, Uria; grc, Ὑρία, translit=Huría or , '; he, אוריה, translit=uriya) is a town and ''comune'' in the Apulia region, in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria. History In classical times, Oria was known as ''Hyria (Uria)'' or ''Hyrium'', a city in ancient Messapia and one of the principal Messapian cities. It was just north of the ancient town Manduria, at some distance southwest of Brundisium, and southeast of Taras/Tarentum; corresponding to the location of the modern town. According to Herodotus (7.170), it was founded by the Messapians (who according to Herodotus were originally Cretans) sometime after the abortive siege of the Sicanian city Camicus. Messapians were probably of Illyrian origin. Between 217 and 84 BC the city was minting its own coins. The coins often feature '' Iapagus'', the Iapygian national hero. Hyria was conquered by the Romans. It was destroyed in AD 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
