Saturday's Lunar Eclipse
Thank you to kiarapanther for the heads-up! I hope I get to see this.
On 3 March 2007, there will be a total eclipse of the moon, partly visible from every continent, though the greatest eclipse will take place over Nigeria and Cameroon. The moon will be in southern Leo, about 13º east of the 1.3-magnitude star Regulus (alpha Leo). Its orbital trajectory takes it through the northern half of Earth's umbral shadow. Although the eclipse is not central, the total phase should last 73 minutes.
The timings of the major phases of the eclipse are as follows:
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 20:18:11 UT (read: GMT)
Partial Eclipse Begins: 21:30:22 UT
Total Eclipse Begins: 22:44:13 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 23:20:56 UT
Total Eclipse Ends: 23:57:37 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 01:11:28 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 02:23:44 UT
The entire event should be visible, for you lucky Europeans. We in North America will see the Moon already partially or totally eclipsed at moonrise, when the moon should be red(der than normal for those of us within the shadow aura of NYC). From western North America, only the final penumbral phases will be visible (sorry, CA and WA!)
Saturday's sunset in NYC is 17:51, with moonrise at 17:45. The forecast is for partly cloudy skies.
On 3 March 2007, there will be a total eclipse of the moon, partly visible from every continent, though the greatest eclipse will take place over Nigeria and Cameroon. The moon will be in southern Leo, about 13º east of the 1.3-magnitude star Regulus (alpha Leo). Its orbital trajectory takes it through the northern half of Earth's umbral shadow. Although the eclipse is not central, the total phase should last 73 minutes.
The timings of the major phases of the eclipse are as follows:
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 20:18:11 UT (read: GMT)
Partial Eclipse Begins: 21:30:22 UT
Total Eclipse Begins: 22:44:13 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 23:20:56 UT
Total Eclipse Ends: 23:57:37 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 01:11:28 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 02:23:44 UT
The entire event should be visible, for you lucky Europeans. We in North America will see the Moon already partially or totally eclipsed at moonrise, when the moon should be red(der than normal for those of us within the shadow aura of NYC). From western North America, only the final penumbral phases will be visible (sorry, CA and WA!)
Saturday's sunset in NYC is 17:51, with moonrise at 17:45. The forecast is for partly cloudy skies.