WMARTIN@OFFICE-8@sri-unix (05/28/82)
From: WMartin at Office-8 (Will Martin) (My host doesn't recognize "KESTREL" as a host name, so I can't send this directly to the requester, "King@Kestrel".) I pulled this off our bboard: Begin forwarded message Mail from MIT-ML rcvd at 13-May-82 1331-PDT Date: 10 May 82 13:55:28-EDT (Mon) From: Joyce Eikenberry (VLD/ATB) <joycee at BRL> To: Arpanet-BBoards at MIT-ML Subject: 1982 Lunar Eclipse schedule (60 lines) Remailed-date: 13 May 1982 1617-EDT Remailed-from: Arpanet-BBoards-Request at MIT-ML 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 -------------------- End forwarded message Regards, Will Martin
SWG@MIT-XX@sri-unix (05/28/82)
Mail-from: ARPANET site MIT-ML rcvd at 15-May-82 0248-EDT Date: 10 May 82 13:55:28-EDT (Mon) From: Joyce Eikenberry (VLD/ATB) <joycee at BRL> To: Arpanet-BBoards at MIT-ML Subject: 1982 Lunar Eclipse schedule (60 lines) Remailed-date: 13 May 1982 1617-EDT Remailed-from: Arpanet-BBoards-Request at MIT-ML 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 -------