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