OTA@S1-A@sri-unix (05/27/82)
From: Ted Anderson <OTA at S1-A> 26-May-82 1053 KING at KESTREL lunar eclipses Date: Wednesday, 26 May 1982 10:55-PDT From: KING at KESTREL Subject: lunar eclipses To: space-request at mit-mc cc: King at KESTREL Does anyone know when the Lunar eclipses will take place this year? Dick
WILKINS@SRI-AI@sri-unix (05/28/82)
From: WILKINS at SRI-AI (Wilkins )
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
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