Panama City
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| Weather | 29°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 74% Humidity |
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| Local time | Wednesday 16:28 |
| Elevation | 27 |
| Population | 477,328 (2017) |
| Area code | 5072 |
| Colleges and universities | University of Panama |
| Did you know | Panamá is the most-populous city in Panama by population (1,756,781). |
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| ID | 1033982 |
About Panama City
Panama City, the capital of Panama, is a modern city framed by the Pacific Ocean and man-made Panama Canal. Casco Viejo, its cobblestoned historic center, is famed for colonial-era landmarks like the neoclassical Palacio Presidencial and bougainvillea-filled plazas lined with cafes and bars. The Miraflores Locks offers views of ships traversing the canal, an essential shipping route linking the Atlantic and Pacific.
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The radio station giving indigenous people a voice
...The high-rises and glass towers of Panama City gleam in the sunlight...
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... scientists at the research Center of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Gamboa, a rainforest in the vicinity of Panama City, holds two Golden frogs that are threatened by the deadly chytrid fungus...
In pictures: 'Super blood wolf moon'
... All the phases of the so-called super-blood-wolf-moon, seen here from Panama City The rare cosmic event, the super part of its name from the fact that the moon is near its closest approach to earth - if there is something greater in the sky than usual...
In pictures: 'Super blood wolf moon'
The start of the total Lunar Eclipse seen in San Diego, California
Stargazers have been scanning The Skies for sightings of a highly unusual Lunar Eclipse , which began on Sunday Night .
During The Spectacle , known as a "super blood Wolf moon", The Moon appears to glow red while seeming brighter and closer to Earth than normal.
The Event was initially visible from North and South America , as well as areas of Western Europe . In parts of the UK some clouds obscured The View .
The next total Lunar Eclipse is expected in two years, on 26 May 2021.
"A little bit of sunlight is refracted by the Earth 's atmosphere and reaches The Moon , bending around the edges of the Earth ," says Walter Freeman, an assistant teaching professor at Syracuse University in New York state.
"This small amount of Red Light still illuminates The Moon enough for us to see it. "
The total Lunar Eclipse , seen here from Madrid The Best Time to see the totality of The Eclipse was around 05:12 GmtThis kind of eclipse occurs When the Earth passes precisely between The Sun and The Moon .
In this situation, The Sun is behind the Earth , and The Moon moves into the Earth 's shadow.
The Eclipse began at 02:35 Gmt on Monday and ended at 07:49 Gmt , but The Point of greatest eclipse occurred at 05:12 Gmt .
All the phases of the so-called super blood Wolf moon, seen here from Panama CityThe rare celestial event gets the "super" part of its name from the fact that The Moon will be near its closest approach to the Earth - When it will be marginally bigger in the sky than usual.
The "Wolf " part comes from the name given to full moons in January - "Wolf moons".
The celestial event, seen here from Brighton, UK, was later blocked by some clouds The Moon seen beside a quadriga on top of the Cinquantenaire arch in Brussels A view of the Lunar Eclipse above the St Elizabeth Church in Nuremberg, GermanyMany of you have been sending your photographs to the BBC. Here is a selection of your images:
Armed with a 500mm lens and an All important cup of coffee, Tom Starr took this snap in his pyjamas at home in Speldhurst, Kent, England Peter Simmans took this photo of The Blood moon alongside All Saints Church in Brightlingsea, Essex, England Peter Alden took this shot through the trees from outside his home in Seaford in East Sussex , England Joe Sheridan , who completed a photography degree three years ago aged 60, plans to enter this in the Washington Camera Club competition in the north east of England. Peter Simmans took this photo of The Blood moon alongside All Saints Church in Brightlingsea, Essex, Englandthe moon, eclipses
Source of news: bbc.com
