It's Here!

Yesterday, I posted about the lunar eclipse. At this time the moon has been covered by Earth's Umbra. I've been watching the moon change its shape. At 6:15 AM I woke up to see the lunar eclipse. That time the eclipse didn't start. After a few minutes, the moon changed a bit. The eclipse had started. Every few minutes the moon had changed.

Half an Hour later...

The moon had passed the halfway and it looked like a tongue. After passing halfway, Earth Umbra went slower, so it took more time to finish.

After 10 minutes...

The Final White Part at the South-West Part

The sun had risen and the moon was just about to disappear. There was the final white part at the south-west part.

Some seconds later...

The Earth's Umbra covered the moon in seconds. It was really fast and we all saw it. The moon had disappeared. The sun had risen. We tried to look around and we couldn't see the moon.

Comment down if you've watched the Lunar Eclipse!! I hope that you like my post about the Lunar Eclipse. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

We will be seeing it!

Today (Friday 27 July), will be the longest lunar eclipse of the century. The eclipse would be tomorrow (Saturday 28 July) for around Australia and New Zealand. The lunar eclipse will be visible for Eastern Africa, and Central Asia, seen rising over South America, Western Africa, and Europe, and setting over Eastern Asia, and Australia. This lunar eclipse is a Total Eclipse. On January 31, 2018, was the latest lunar eclipse. So here are Facts about the lunar eclipse. 

Facts:

1. It's the longest lunar eclipse of the century.
2. It's the second lunar eclipse of the year.
3. The eclipse is going on for 1 hour and 43 minutes. 
4. The eclipse is the 17th lunar eclipse since 2001.
5. Earth is further than the Sun called an Aphelion. (Link of my 'Why Don't We Feel Earth Orbiting' video)



A Micromoon Eclipse
Credit: timeanddate.com

6. It's A Micromoon Eclipse.

For New Zealand viewers: 

Christchurch: 

The eclipse will start at 6:24 AM. The maximum (when the eclipse reaches at the greatest magnitude while the entire moon is above the horizon) will be at 7:42 AM. The moon will set at 7:50 AM. The total eclipse will end at 9:13 am. 

Auckland: 

The eclipse will start at 6:24 AM. The maximum will be at 7:22 AM. The moon will set at 7:50 AM. The total eclipse will end at 9:13 am. 

Wellington:

The eclipse will start at 6:24 AM. The maximum will be at 7:32 AM. The moon will set at 7:35 AM. The total eclipse will end at 9:13 am.  

For Australia viewers: 

Melbourne:

The eclipse will start at 4:24 AM. The moon will set at 7:29 AM. The total eclipse will end at 9:13 am.

Sydney: 

Lunar Eclipse in 2015
Credit: https://www.forbes.com/ 

The eclipse will start at 4:24 AM. The maximum will be at 6:21 AM. The moon will set at 6:55 AM. The total eclipse will end at 7:13 am.

Brisbane: 

The eclipse will start at 4:24 AM. The maximum will be at 6:21 AM. The moon will set at 6:35 AM. The total eclipse will end at 7:13 am.

Adelaide: 

The eclipse will start at 3:54 AM. The maximum will be at 5:51 AM. The total eclipse will end at 6:43 am. The moon will set at 7:19 AM.

Perth: 

The eclipse will start at 2:24 AM. The maximum will be at 4:21 AM. The total eclipse will end at 5:13 AM. The moon will set at 7:17 AM.

After 8 hours and 13 minutes (9:00 PM), the Lunar Eclipse is going to Start!
I might be posting at 6:20 AM before the Lunar Eclipse starts! So stay tuned!

Comment down below if you are going to look at the Lunar Eclipse! I hope you like my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

At the Mountains!!

On Saturday, we went to Mt Hutt. It was really exciting. We went with my family and friends. Comment down below if you've been to Mt Hutt before. I hope you like my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!! So this is what happened...

At 7:15 am we went on the bus. I sat with my friends at the back. After everyone sat down we left and headed off to Mt Hutt.

At 10:00 am

Snow Sledding
Credit: https://www.odt.co.nz/

We arrived at Mt Hutt. The bus parked in the parking and we went to the cafe. We got everything that we needed and went to the snows. We went to the place where there were only sledges allowed because I had my snow sledge with me. When I arrived there, there weren't many people there. When I was climbing up, I saw people skiing below. I sat down on my sledge and went down. It went fast and straight.

After some rides, I went on the edges and I'd had to turn with my hands and feet. Doing that has a chance to fracture your hands or feet. There was heaps of snow on the gloves and pants. I had to take it off every time. It was really fun to do it.

After 15 times doing it...

My fingers were freezing so I went to the cafe and made myself warm. I stayed in the cafe for 10 minutes. After getting warm I went back and stayed there. I didn't ride anymore, I just didn't want to. At 1:50 pm we all went back to the cafe and ate some food. The bus was coming at 2:30 pm. I ate White Chocolate ice-cream. There were 15 minutes left until the bus came. I didn't know what to do.

After 15 minutes...

The bus came and we sat in the back again. We all sat on the bus and went back to Christchurch. When we arrived in Christchurch it was 6:00 pm.

Were Back!! - Day 5

On the fifth day, we went back to Christchurch. This is what happened...

At 4:00 pm we arrived at Wellington Domestic Airport for our flight. We checked-in and sat at the gate, waiting for the flight. Before we went by the gate we ate Subway because we wanted to eat something. We went by to the same Subway when we arrived at Wellington. I ate a 6-inch Subway. It was yum! At the gate, we waited for the plane. There were 10 minutes till we boarded.

After 10 minutes...

The plane was delayed, 10 minutes late. We waited another 10 minutes until the plane would come.

After another 10 minutes...

The plane was here and we went to the plane. Our seat was near the front. We waited for another few minutes until we departed. We departed at 6:10 pm. We arrived at Christchurch really fast. We arrived at Christchurch safely and I was relieved that we arrived. It was an awesome trip to Rotorua. It was really fun. My favourite places were Wai-O-Tapu and the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

Comment down if you've been to Rotorua before and if you want to. Also comment down if you like this post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

Time to leave!! - Day 4

This was the fourth day of our Rotorua Trip. On the fourth day, we didn't do much. So this what happened...

We packed up everything that we had and checked out at 10:30 am. We had a snack at McDonald's Rotorua. I had a wrap and an apple pie. After eating lunch we went in the car and drove straight to Palmerston North.

At Taupo...

We stopped at Taupo for lunch. We went to the restaurant in the city centre.

After eating lunch we left Taupo and it was a 3-hour straight to Palmerston North.

At Palmerston North...

By the time we arrived at Palmerston North, the sun had set and it was dark at Bulls. When we reached at the house, we ate dinner and then went to asleep. There wasn't much to see on the fourth day, as I told you. Comment if you liked my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

Travelling Day!! - Day 3

It was the third day of our trip. We had driven for a long time. Here's what happened.

The Geyser

I woke up at 8:00 am for a cool and exciting day. I got ready and went in the car. We drove for 30 minutes. We were going to Wai-O-Tapu (we went the day before to see the mud pools), I was so excited. We turned to Waiotapu Loop Road and saw the Mud Pool sign, we went further and saw the visitor centre. We wanted to see the Geyser because the show was at 10:15 am. There was half an hour left until the show was going to start.

People watching the geyser erupt
Credits: https://www.waiotapu.co.nz/

We bought the tickets for the show. Then we went back to where we came from and followed the blue arrows. After one minute we turned to The Avenue (the way to the Lady Knox Geyser). We parked at the show parking and went in. There were fewer cars because we came early. We went in and chose our seats so we could see easier. The Geyser was volcano shaped and there was steam coming out of it. We took pictures and here's one of the pictures on the top-right. After 10-20 minutes later, the host came and talked about the history of the geyser, then she added the salt. When she was talking she said, "around the geyser was a prison, where the prisoners built the geyser. When the geyser erupts they wash their clothes by the hot sulphur water." Before she left, she said, "If the geyser is in a good mood then the fountain goes from 20 to 25 metres. If it is a bad day then the geyser goes up to 10 metres." The geyser slowly erupted. A few seconds later, it erupted so high, it might be from 20 to 25 metres. There was more steam coming than before. The soapy water came on us. The water reached all the way back. The bad thing about that place that it has mosquitos that bits you and makes a big lump (luckily that's not happened to me!). After seeing the geyser erupt we went back to the visitor centre.

The Map of Wai-O-Tapu walk
Click to see closer!
Credits: https://www.visualitineraries.com/

Devil's Ink Pots
Credits: https://www.hikespeak.com/

Devil's House
Credits: https://wanderlusters.com/

View of No. 14 and 15 (In close)
Credits: https://www.waiotapu.co.nz/

Artist's Palette
Credits: http://www.backpackdiary.com/

Devil's Bath

I opened the map and checked the places that we are going to. The first number was the Devil's house. It was a deep crater with mud bubbling. The first few were deep and steamy. So No. 4, was the Devil's Ink Pots. It was all dark grey and bubbling like the mud pools. There were two of the ink pots. We walked forward to the Artists Palette. There were some shade and viewing areas. I said, "The Champagne Pool" (well it really wasn't champagne, it was just the name of the area). The view was awesome. Ahead was No. 6, the Opal Pool. Near No. 6 were No. 7, 8 and 9. When we went near No. 6, there was a dead end, most of the things were dried up. The path on No. 7 and 9 was narrow (but easy to walk). There was the Champagne Pool and it was really steamy. There were two ways to go, Walk 2 or going back to the exit or start. We chose to move on and go on Walk 2. Most of Walk 2 was all bushy and there were heaps of trees. At No. 10 was the Sacred Track. We went left to see what was there. It was a dead end. No. 11 was the Panoramic View of No. 14 and 15 (Walk 3). After leaving No. 11 was steps going down to the starting of Walk 3.
We went to No. 13, 14 and 15. No. 13 was the Wai-O-Tapu Geyser, however, we didn't notice any geyser (weird right)? Between No. 14 and 15 was a long rock which in the hole has heat in it. The view was cool. Suddenly, it began to drizzle, that time we were planning to go back because it was a dead end. We walked to the Champagne Pool and went to the exit. The Champagne Pool was hard to see. As we go further we saw more. No. 22 was the Inferno Crater, it's a deep crater with boiling mud. No. 24 and 25 were one of the best ones that I've seen in Wai-O-Tapu. So in No. 24 were the Sulphur Cave. The cave was steamy and cool. No. 25, the last number was the Devil's Bath. The water was green. I was in shock. I was thinking "How could the water be green?" We exited the Walk and went back to the entrance. That time it was sunny.

Wai-O-Tapu to Waitomo Glowworm Caves

We went back to our car and thought about where to go next. One of our plans was to see Hobbiton and Waitomo Glowworm Caves. We chose to go to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, but it was really far away. It was 1:35 pm, and we would reach there at 4:15 pm. We booked in for 4:00 pm. It was a 2 hr and a 40-minute drive. We went on State Highway 5, 1, 57 and 3. We passed, Rotorua, Tirau, Piarere, Cambridge, Kihikihi, Otorohanga, Hangatiki and arrived at Waitomo. We went straight to Waitomo Cave/Village Road and arrived at Waitomo Glowworm Caves at 3:50 pm. We had the tickets so we waited outside.

Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Credits: https://www.newzealand.com/

At 4:00 pm we went into the cave and the host talked about the cave. We weren't allowed to take photography in the cave so we "Every time the water drops from the rock it creates the rock. Every thousand drop makes about the size of one cubic centimetre." The host showed other rocks and said that that looks like a family with a mother, two kids, a dog and a tiny father. There was a big rock that looked like an elephant. The host also talking about the rock shaped Kiwi. The rock was all shiny when the host turned on the lights, but there were some parts where it was brown because people had kept touching the rocks. Before going into the cave the host said not to touch the rocks because they would be brown. We went further and the host said to keel down and see the glowworms. The glowworms were light blue coloured. It was so cool, and there were heaps of Glowworms. "Glowworms' food can be their family members." said the Host. I was shocked. The host leads the way downstairs and went by the boat. We sat in the second-last row. We waited for the other people to sit down. There were heaps of glowworms above us as we go. The host talked to us as we go. Then it was so dark that we saw the glowworms really easily, it was also beside us. It was awesome! We reached at the end at it felt like it had been just 10 minutes.

We came out and walked back up to the start. We went in the car and went to Hamilton, by State Highway 37, 3, 39 and 1. We stayed at Hamilton until 8:50 pm, and went back to Rotorua, by State Highway 1 and 5. We reached in Rotorua really fast because there was an express highway that was a speed of 110kph. We went back to our rooms and went to sleep. It was a long day walking and having fun. Hope you like my post. Comment down if you like my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

At Rotorua!! - Day 2

This was the second day of the trip. On the second day, we had to drive for a long time, about a 6-hour drive. It was quite boring on the way. But if you want to read more, read this...

We woke up at 6:00 am. At 6:30 am we left Palmerston North and drove to Rotorua.

On the way to Rotorua...

Mt Ruapehu

We passed heaps of towns on the way and the most I remembered was Ruapehu.

At State Highway 5 or the Dessert Road, we saw Mt Ruapehu covered with snow. As we get closer we get more view of Mt Ruapehu. In Google Maps it said that it would reach about 2 hours to reach Taupo. I was excited.

When we reached near Taupo, there was the smell coming out from outside. It was the smell from Rotorua.

At Taupo...

When we arrived at Taupo we first went to the visitor centre. We walked two streets and we reached at the visitor centre. I saw heaps of brochures of places to go. There were contents of the places in the North Island (Auckland, Waikato, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington, and the South Island). I first got the brochures that we planned to go. We saw things to do at Taupo. There was the Huka Falls River cruise. There wasn't anything else because of the wet rain. That time it was raining. At the counter, they said that Huka Falls was at the end of Taupo. The cruise was booked at half past 12. It takes 15 minutes to reach there. There were 25 minutes left until the cruise departs. We left straight away.

At Huka Falls River Cruise...
Well, the bridge was far away from where we were going to depart. There was the Aratiatia Dam.

This photo of Huka Falls River Cruise is courtesy of TripAdvisor

50 Billion Dollars

At 12:30 pm the cruise departed. On the ceiling, there were currencies from all over the world. There were from New Zealand, Australia, United States, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, Iran, India, England (some countries from Europe), Zimbabwe, Singapore, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, China, Phillippines, Ghana, Cambodia, South Africa, and more. There were heaps of Currencies that I remembered some of them! I saw a 50 billion Zimbabwean dollar. I was in shock! "How would there be a note of 50 billion Zimbabwean Dollars." I thought. This was because its currency was corrupted, by a famous Zimbabwean person. Now they use US dollars. I think that the passengers had donated money to the driver.

After the driver departed the cruise we were far away because of its speed. The driver was telling us what was in that spot. There was a part where the driver said that there is a sensor branch that tells the temperature to the council and they can change it anytime. That time the water near the branch was steamy. When we were near Huka Falls the driver opened the outdoor view. There were some metal bars to help us stay steady. My Dad and I went up on the steps and took the fresh air and saw Huka Falls. The light blue and white colour of the water made it stand out. The view was outstanding! Far away there were people on the bridge and on the viewing area looking at the cruise and us. The driver made the cruise go near the falls. The cruise was going up and down because of the waterfall. After the driver u-turned back and went back to the fall again. He had done it a few times. After watching the falls we turned back at full speed and went back where we came from. The driver said that when we arrive back we would see the Aratiatia Dam open its gate. It took around 5 minutes to reach back. When we reached at the dam we heard a siren ring. We thought that the dam gate is going to open. But every few minutes the siren rings, but the gates don't open. I thought every time the siren rings that the gate is going to open. Then after, there was a siren that rang for more than before. But it didn't open.

One minute later...

The gate opened. There was a force of water coming to the Waikato River. The water level was increasing really fast. We crossed the road and saw the water go past the rocks and go really far away. But after a few minutes later we left the dam and went to the Lava Glass cafe to eat some food. We went to the cafe and ordered nachos and guacamole. The nachos were yum and tasty. After an hour later we went straight to Rotorua.

Middle of Taupo and Rotorua...

We saw a sign called '1.6 km to Wai-O-Tapu'. After 1.6 km we turned to Waiotapu Loop Road. A minute later we saw the visitor centre. We wanted to see the mud pools, so we went further. There were arrows going straight, then the arrow said to turn right, but we didn't turn right we went straight. We wanted to find out what was over there, so we u-turned back. There were cars parked over there and the gate was closed. We asked where is the mud pools, he said to go straight all the way and turn right when there is a sign named 'Mud Pools'. There was a 1-minute drive after turning to the mud pools. When we parked at the parking there was the smell of the mud pools. We went to the viewpoint and saw the mud pools, bubble. The bubbles were going on and on. We went around to see more. On the right side was all bubbly and on the other side was mostly dry. After watching the mud pools we decided to come back and see the other parts, so we continued to drive to Rotorua.

At Rotorua...

After we parked, I smelt the smell of Rotorua, yuck! (not trying to be mean) We arrived at Baden Lodge, in the City Centre. At that time it was 5:45 pm. We got our luggage and went to our rooms. It was a 2 story house. I said, "Wow", I just wanted to sleep. I went to see upstairs to see what's up there. Downstairs was a spa beside the bathroom, but the spa was outdoor. Before going to sleep we ate dinner. After dinner, I went to sleep. Tomorrow let's see what's going to happen.  Hope you like my post. Comment down if you like my post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

The Beginning!! - Day 1

Last Friday, my family and I went to Rotorua. This was our first time going to Rotorua. This is my time at Rotorua, check out what happened. Comment down below if you've been to Rotorua! I hope you like this post. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

We arrived at the airport at 6:00 am. Our flight is at 7:00 am. We checked-in at 6:10. I watched Wimbledon (is the oldest tennis tournament in the world) highlights.

After 15 minutes we scanned our tickets and went in the plane, I didn't have time to stay and watch. We went on the plane and waited. The air host said that we will reach Wellington in 33 minutes (the flight duration). The plane departed at 6:30 am.

After 33 minutes...

We had landed at Wellington, the landing was quite rough, but we landed safely. After getting our luggage from the belt, I smelt the smell from Subway. It smelt really tasty. I asked to have some Subway. I wanted to have a footlong, but there were toasties (that I've never seen before) that I wanted to try. There were 3 options, avocado, garlic & bread, and garlic & herbs. I chose avocado because it was yum and healthy. When I tasted it, the avocado was quite salty but yum. After eating the toasties, we went in the car to Palmerston North. It was a two-hour drive.

Before reaching Wellington CBD (central business district) we passed a tunnel named Mt Victoria tunnel. It was built in 1931. The tunnel was about a kilometre long. In Buckle Street, we saw the Basin Reserve. It's a cricket ground that was established in 1686. Also, Basin Reserve is the New Zealand Cricket Museum. After turning we passed at another tunnel named Arras tunnel, it was a short tunnel but there were poppies on the side of the tunnel. On the way to the tunnel on State Highway 1 / Wellington Urban Motorway, we saw the Beehive. The tunnel was about 1 km long. After passing Johnsonville and Tawa we had passed the Wellington. In the middle of Ohau and Levin, we turned to State Highway 57. We had 38 minutes left to Palmerston North.

At Palmerston North...

At 11:30 am we arrived in Palmerston North. On the way, we saw heaps of towns. After a few minutes of passing Palmerston North, we arrived at the house. I was relieved after the drive of 2 hours. We sat down and ate some food.

After 30 minutes...

We decided to go to the Wind Turbine at Woodville. When we were coming to Palmerston North we saw a line of Wind Turbines. It took around 20 minutes to reach Te Apiti Wind Farm. When we reached the Wind Turbine, we parked there. When I tried to get out of the car, there was too much wind to get out. There was too much wind so we went back in the car. Because there was too much wind we went to watch something else that we didn't know.

It took around 15 minutes to reach Ashhurst. We drove further to State Highway 3 at Napier Road. We parked at Manawatu Gorge Track. We walked to the narrow walk to the track. There was a sign for drivers 'no entry'. Before going down the underpass there was a closed sign that was a restricted area. In the underpass, there were the noises of the water from the waterfall. There was a warning to not touch the plants because they are sprayed with poison. The bridge was narrow and we had to stay together. It was a good walk. As we get closer it gets narrower. But we went back because we didn't want to get tired. We went back home and ate lunch.

At Dinner...

We ate dinner early. We went to the shop to buy some food. The dinner was nice and yum. We talked and played around. But it was time for bed so we went to sleep. We had a fun and exciting day. I'm curious what's going to happen next!!

Wow! Our Solar System

For this post, we are looking at our solar system. Not just the solar system we also made a model of the solar system, with polystyrene. It took some periods, but it was awesome. It was fun. First, I got some polystyrene balls and coloured them. Next, I let them dry and added skewers and placed them on the polystyrene box. Later I attached the rings to Saturn. When I completed my model it looked outstanding. In this post, we will tell you why do outer planets or gas planets have rings. Comment down what you've learnt. Have a cool day!! Bye!!

The Solar System
Finished Product

Me painting Uranus

Me painting Mars

Me with the Solar System

What are the sizes of the Planets

The planets go from smallest to largest in diameter.

• Mercury - 4,879.4 km
• Mars - 6,787 km
• Venus - 12,104 km
• Earth - 12,756 km
• Neptune - 49,528 km
• Uranus - 51,118 km
• Saturn - 120,600 km
• Jupiter - 142,800 km

Rings

Why do gas planets have rings?

Well the outer planets are of course far away from the sun where they have more debris, (means something wrecked or destroyed) left over when they were formed, so they turned into rings or moons.

Why don't inner planets have rings?

The inner planets are too close to the sun and have more sunlight, the sunlight sublimes the ice (makes solid into gas), which makes the solar wind sweeps the dust away.

What I've learnt?

• The outer planets have rings because they have more debris.
• The inner planets don't have rings because the planets are too close and the solar wind sweeps the dust away.
• Mars is the second smallest planet
• Neptune is smaller than Uranus by 2,000 km.
• Saturn is x2 the size than Uranus - Uranus, 51,118 km - Saturn, 120,600 km
• Jupiter is nearly x3 the than Uranus - Uranus, 51,118 km - Jupiter - 142,800 km

Why Don't we feel Earth Orbiting?

For today's post we are looking at 'Why Don't we feel Earth Orbiting?' I've made a powtoon about my question, with its based questions. We had to choose our own topic, and I chose about 'Why Don't we feel Earth Orbiting?' I've been working this for a long time planning and completing the powtoon. In this powtoon, there is lots of information on the based questions. Below is my video of my question. I hope you like the video and the post. I hope you have a cool day!! Bye!!