Showing posts with label eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eclipse. Show all posts

21 February 2008

Photos from last night's full lunar eclipse

Here are some photos of last night's full lunar eclipse.

Lunar Eclipse 2008, circa 9pm
c. 9pm



Lunar Eclipse 2008, circa 10pm
c. 10pm



Lunar eclipse 2008, circa 11pm
c. 11pm

20 February 2008

Update: Where to watch tonight's lunar eclipse

According to Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, a good place to watch tonight's lunar eclipse in Park Slope is at 9th St and 7th Ave. Here, an amateur astronomer with a telescope will be letting people have a nice glimpse, and talking about what's going on.

About 8:45pm -- 10pm. Don't miss it or you have to wait until 2010!

17 February 2008

Lunar eclipse, Wednesday night

Slashdot reports:

KingArthur10 writes "It will be the last lunar eclipse until December 2010, and it should be spectacular. Shades of turquoise and red will pour over the moon's surface as it moves into the Earth's shadow around 8:43pm EST. As NASA reports: 'Transiting the shadow's core takes about an hour. The first hints of red appear around 10 pm EST (7 pm PST), heralding a profusion of coppery hues that roll across the Moon's surface enveloping every crater, mountain and moon rock, only to fade away again after 11 pm EST (8 pm PST). No special filter or telescope is required to see this spectacular event. It is a bright and leisurely display visible from cities and countryside alike. While you're watching, be alert for another color: turquoise. Observers of several recent lunar eclipses have reported a flash of turquoise bracketing the red of totality ... The source of the turquoise is ozone.' So, all of you amateur astronomers need to get out there and take pictures. It might be worthwhile sharing them on sites like SpaceWeather or Flickr so that our Asian, European, African, and Australian brethren can witness the sight as well."