Lunar Eclipse (Aug. 28)

**GordMay** · 24-08-2007, 07:11

Lunar Eclipse (Tuesday, August 28th)

Early Tuesday morning, August 28th, there's going to be a colorful lunar eclipse, visible from Australia, Japan, parts of Asia and most of the Americas, but not from Africa or Europe.
Pacific observers are favored.
On the west coast of the United States, the entire eclipse will unfold high in the post-midnight sky. On the east coast, totality will be truncated by sunrise.

The event begins 54 minutes past midnight PDT (0754 UT) on August 28th when the Moon enters Earth's shadow. At first, there's little change. The outskirts of Earth's shadow are as pale as the Moon itself; an onlooker might not even realize anything is happening. But as the Moon penetrates deeper, a startling metamorphosis occurs. Around 2:52 am PDT (0952 UT), the color of the Moon changes from moondust-gray to sunset-red. This is totality, and it lasts for 90 minutes.

MORE: NASA - Dreamy Lunar Eclipse
AND: NASA - Eclipse Home Page
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TaoJones · 26-08-2007, 17:57

For those interested in crawling out of their warm beds to see the eclipse, keep in mind that although the event occurs on Tuesday, the 28th, don't make the mistake of gazing into the sky after sunset Tuesday, looking for the eclipse. You'll be many hours too late.

It is actually Monday night that it will happen, sometime after midnight (depending on which timezone you're located in), thus Tuesday morning in the wee hours.

TaoJones

24-08-2007, 07:11	#1
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,339 Images: 230	Lunar Eclipse (Aug. 28) Lunar Eclipse (Tuesday, August 28th) Early Tuesday morning, August 28th, there's going to be a colorful lunar eclipse, visible from Australia, Japan, parts of Asia and most of the Americas, but not from Africa or Europe. Pacific observers are favored. On the west coast of the United States, the entire eclipse will unfold high in the post-midnight sky. On the east coast, totality will be truncated by sunrise. The event begins 54 minutes past midnight PDT (0754 UT) on August 28th when the Moon enters Earth's shadow. At first, there's little change. The outskirts of Earth's shadow are as pale as the Moon itself; an onlooker might not even realize anything is happening. But as the Moon penetrates deeper, a startling metamorphosis occurs. Around 2:52 am PDT (0952 UT), the color of the Moon changes from moondust-gray to sunset-red. This is totality, and it lasts for 90 minutes. MORE: NASA - Dreamy Lunar Eclipse AND: NASA - Eclipse Home Page *** Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

26-08-2007, 17:57	#2
TaoJones Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newport Beach, California and Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 1,089	For those interested in crawling out of their warm beds to see the eclipse, keep in mind that although the event occurs on Tuesday, the 28th, don't make the mistake of gazing into the sky after sunset Tuesday, looking for the eclipse. You'll be many hours too late. It is actually Monday night that it will happen, sometime after midnight (depending on which timezone you're located in), thus Tuesday morning in the wee hours. TaoJones __________________ "Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens." Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)

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