Pi rules
March 13th, 2006, 02:57 AM
Just for anyone interested:
When the full moon rises on Tuesday evening, March 14th, you might notice something odd--a pale shadow darkening the moon's southern hemisphere. That is the shadow of Earth, and if you can see it, you've spotted a penumbral lunar eclipse.Penumbral eclipses are not as dramatic as total eclipses. A penumbral eclipse involves only the pale fringe of Earth's shadow while a total eclipse happens in the shadow's dark red core. Both are fun to observe. Galleries: penumbral (http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_24apr05.htm) vs. total (http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_08nov03.html).
Maximum eclipse occurs between 6:18 p.m. and 7:18 p.m. EST on March 14th (14/2318 UT and 15/0018 UT). Observers in Europe, Africa and eastern parts of North America are favored; the eclipse will not be visible from California and other western US states.
Article here (http://spaceweather.com/)
Visiblity Map here (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/LE2006Mar14-Fig1.GIF).
I'll try to get out and look, but it doesn't look like I'll get the best view possible.
When the full moon rises on Tuesday evening, March 14th, you might notice something odd--a pale shadow darkening the moon's southern hemisphere. That is the shadow of Earth, and if you can see it, you've spotted a penumbral lunar eclipse.Penumbral eclipses are not as dramatic as total eclipses. A penumbral eclipse involves only the pale fringe of Earth's shadow while a total eclipse happens in the shadow's dark red core. Both are fun to observe. Galleries: penumbral (http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_24apr05.htm) vs. total (http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_08nov03.html).
Maximum eclipse occurs between 6:18 p.m. and 7:18 p.m. EST on March 14th (14/2318 UT and 15/0018 UT). Observers in Europe, Africa and eastern parts of North America are favored; the eclipse will not be visible from California and other western US states.
Article here (http://spaceweather.com/)
Visiblity Map here (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/LE2006Mar14-Fig1.GIF).
I'll try to get out and look, but it doesn't look like I'll get the best view possible.