[net.general] lunar eclipse reminder

tim (07/02/82)

This was posted to the net back in May and some of you might not
have seen it or remember that the date is now upon us.  So just as
a reminder:

>From duke!decvax!ucbvax!joycee@BRL Thu May 13 13:35:02 1982
Subject: 1982 Lunar Eclipse schedule (60 lines)
Newsgroups: fa.arpa-bboard

>From:     Joyce Eikenberry (VLD/ATB)  <joycee at BRL>
According to an article in The Mother Earth News Magazine (and probably
other publications as well, but TMEN is the one I read) there will be
not one, but TWO total lunar eclipses during 1982.  The first will occur
on July 6th, the second on December 30th; both will be visible through-
out most of the United States.

With volcanic dust from Mt. St. Helen's still in Earth's atmosphere, the
color displays across the face of the Moon should be spectacular.  And,
if you miss both of these eclipses, you probably won't get another chance
to see one (unless you travel a lot, and unless your travel coincides
with an eclipse elsewhere in the world) until close to the end of this
decade.

So "...don't miss that rare and beautiful hour when the fair face of the
Moon is shadowed and rose-tinted...you'll be glad you gave up your warm
and comfortable bed for it."

Here's the timetable:
                           July 6

EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME:

12:22a.m.  moon enters penumbra
 1:33a.m.  moon enters umbra; partial phase begins
 2:38a.m.  moon completely in umbra; total eclipse begins
 3:31a.m.  mid-eclipse
 4:24a.m.  moon begins to leave umbra; total eclipse ends
 5:29a.m.  moon leaves umbra; partial phase ends
*5:35a.m.  sunrise
*5:50a.m.  moonset
 6:40a.m.  moon leaves penumbra

                         December 30

EASTERN STANDARD TIME:

 3:52a.m.  moon enters penumbra
 4:50a.m.  moon enters umbra; partial phase begins
 5:58a.m.  moon completely in umbra; total eclipse begins
 6:29a.m.  mid-eclipse
 6:59a.m.  moon begins to leave umbra; total eclipse ends
*7:20a.m.  sunrise
*7:35a.m.  moonset
 8:07a.m.  moon leaves umbra; partial phase ends
 9:06a.m.  moon leaves penumbra

               *Approximate times for latitude 40 degrees north  in
		the middle of the eastern time zone.   If you're
		better at math than I am (and 'most  anybody is) you
		can figure exact times for  "here".

Happy viewing!

joycee