Our Moon turned red last week.
Watch December 10 total lunar eclipse live via SLOOH
Tomorrow’s total lunar eclipse of the Moon will provide an unforgettable experience — for those fortunate to live in (or travel to) the western United States, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Asia. Anyone living east of a line from Ohio to Mississippi, however, won’t see anything, as well as those in South America. The penguins in Antarctica will miss quite a show as well.
Lunar eclipses, like this partial one in February 2008, should not be missed! Chris Raymond photo If you won’t be favorably positioned for the premature darkening of our natural satellite, fear not. You can catch the entire eclipse in real time courtesy of SLOOH, the online organization whose mission is to provide scientific enlightenment to the masses. Using a series of telescopes, SLOOH will again broadcast this latest celestial event live starting at 8:00 a.m. EST on December 10.
Astronomy magazine’s well-known columnist Bob Berman, SLOOH’s editor and author of “Strange Universe” and the current special issue Bob Berman’s 50 Weirdest Objects in the Cosmos, will host the three-hour event. Duncan Copp, a presenter for BBC and National Geographic and director-producer of many astronomy films and TV shows including In the Shadow of the Moon, an award-wining film about the Apollo astronauts, will join him, as will Dr. Lucie Green, solar researcher based at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London’s Department of Space and Climate Physics.
I watched the June 15 lunar eclipse in its entirety via my computer courtesy of the SLOOH feed, and, while I’m planning to catch some of tomorrow’s event with my own eyeballs, I know I’m not positioned well again. The Moon will set here in Wisconsin during the initial stages of the eclipse. At that point, I’ll head inside, fire up my Mac, and watch the rest of this spectacle while listening to Berman’s many insights.
If you’ve never experienced a celestial event via SLOOH before, I encourage you to check it out tomorrow. It’s free — all you need to do is visit this link and click the “On Air” button in the upper right if you’re not automatically transferred to the event.
Whatever you do, make an effort to catch this event no matter where you call home. It’s the last total lunar eclipse until April 15, 2014!
Solar Eclipse over AntarcticaGo west to see a total eclipse of the Moon
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Black Friday’s Secret Solar Eclipse
Annular solar eclipse observed by the Hinode spacecraft on Jan. 6, 2011. Credit: Hinode/XRT
While many in the U.S. will be recovering from Thanksgiving day meals and looking for ways to stretch their holiday shopping dollars during (hopefully local) retailers’ “Black Friday” sales, the face of the Sun will grow dark as the Moon passes in front of it, casting its shadow over the Earth. But it won’t be visible to American shoppers – or very many people at all, in fact… this eclipse will be hiding in the southern skies above Antarctica!
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Astrophoto: Partial Solar Eclipse Mosaic by Tapani Isomaki
Partial Solar Eclipse Mosaic. Credit: Tapani Isomaki
This mosaic of the partial eclipse of the Sun (85%) seen on January 4 2011 was submitted to us by Tapani Isomaki.
“Clouds where in front of the Sun and we didn’t have to use Sun filters (H-filters). All these pictures are without filters.
Very cold morning and lots of snow on the top of the hill where we were in the middle of the town. Many people gathered around to witness this event, it was fantastic.”
Tapani also provided some technical details about the photos.
Sky Watcher 200 PDS/ HEQ5 GO TO mount/ Canon 1000D/ 2″ COMA CORRECTOR/ ISO 100/ exp. 1/4000 sec.
4.01.2011 (time on the pictures)
(No Sun filter)
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Astrophoto: Partial Solar Eclipse by Marcin Wieczorek
Partial Solar Eclipse. Credit: Marcin Wieczorek
This photo of a partial solar eclipse was captured by Marcin Wieczorek in Lodz, Poland on January 4. Marcin used a Nikon D5000 camera with 105mm lens.
A partial solar eclipse is an event wherein the Moon partially blocks the Sun as observed from the Earth. This, as well as a total solar eclipse, is only possible on a new moon when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth.
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Astrophoto: Partial Lunar Eclipse by Erika Valdueza
Partial Lunar Eclipse. Credit: Erika Valdueza
Erika Valdueza of the Philippines captured this photo of the partial lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010. The eclipse occurred at moonrise and appeared above the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in the northeastern part of Luzon island, Philippines.
“I wasn’t really expecting to see this eclipse because of poor weather and it was predicted to be visible 5 degrees above the horizon. Without losing hope, I tried my luck and went to one of the highest buildings in Mandaluyong City that has a good view of the east.”
The image was taken using Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi camera with Canon EFS 55-250mm telephoto lens at f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/10 sec.
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Astrophoto: Solar Eclipse by Tapani Isomaki
Solar Eclipse. Credit: Tapani Isomaki
This is how a solar eclipse looks like when shot without a solar filter. Tapani Isomaki captured this stunning scene on January 4, 2011 at 8:41AM UT in Turku, Western Finland.
Tapani used the following camera and equipments specs: SKY WATCHER 200 PDS telescope, HEQ5 GO TO mount, Canon 1000D camera, 2″ COMA CORRECTOR, ISO 100, exp. 1/4000 sec.
“The clouds where giving the eclipse nice linear stripes. It was amazing to look at it without a Sun filter (H-filter),” Tapani mentioned.
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If the full Moon suddenly faded, what would you see?
The total phase of theLightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats
Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular June 15
Lunar Eclipse Images from Around the World; June 15, 2011
A mosiac of lunar eclipse images by Marko Posavec in Koprivnica, Croatia.
It was an event that hasn’t happened in 11 years and won’t happen again until 2018. The total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 didn’t disappoint. Take a look at some of the amazing images taken by astrophotographers from around the world — well, the “eastern” side of the world anyway, as the eclipse wasn’t visible in North America. Our lead image is a fantastic mosaic taken by Marko Posavec in Koprivnica, Croatia. We have another image by Posavic below, but you can see more of his images via his Twitter account.
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Coming Up… June 15th Total Lunar Eclipse LIVE
Total lunar eclipse captured January 20-21, 2000. (Courtesy of Mr. Eclipse/Fred Espenak)
Don’t say we didn’t warn you ahead of time! The upcoming total lunar eclipse will happen on June 15, 2011… and it’s a rare one. This time the Moon will pass directly through the center of the Earth’s shadow cone – an event that hasn’t happened in 11 years and won’t happen again until 2018. The eclipse visibility path will be over Africa, and Central Asia, visible rising over South America, western Africa, and Europe, and setting over eastern Asia. In western Asia, Australia and the Philippines – visible just before sunrise. But before you just read on to another article because you can’t see it from where you live, remember I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve… (…)
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Can you spot June’s total eclipse of the Moon?
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:6/6/2011
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Midnight s Solar EclipsePartial solar eclipse looms
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A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
Would you go to the end of the world to see a total eclipse of the Sun?
Great View! January 4 Solar Eclipse As Seen From Space
Here’s a unique view of the January 4 partial solar eclipse: ESA’s sun-watching microsatellite Proba-2 captured the conjunction of the spheres as the Sun, Moon and Earth all lined up in front of it. Shortly after the Moon partially blocked Proba-2’s view of the Sun, the satellite flew into Earth’s shadow. At that point – when the video seen here goes dark – the Sun, Moon, Earth and Proba-2 were all on the same line in space.
“This is a notable event,” said Bogdan Nicula of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), who calculated where and when this double-eclipse would happen. “It is a nice exercise to model the orbit and relative positions of all three celestial bodies.”
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Hugging the horizon, a dark red Moon greetedVideos: Rover Captures Sunset, Eclipse on Mars
The Opportunity rover’s latest accomplishments? Cinematographer. Two new movies created by images taken by the long-lasting rover show a blue-tinted Martian sunset, while another clip shows the Mars’ moon Phobos passing in front of the sun. “These visualizations of an alien sunset show what it must have looked like for Opportunity, in a way we rarely get to see, with motion,” said rover science team member Mark Lemmon of Texas A&M University. Dust particles make the Martian sky appear reddish and create a bluish glow around the sun.
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An Artistic Look at the Lunar Eclipse
A sketch of the Dec. 21st lunar eclipse by Ted Judah.
What do you do if you’re watching the lunar eclipse but don’t have your camera? Make a sketch, just like the astronomers of old. Amateur astronomer Ted Judah from California enjoyed the eclipse, but since he was away on a trip with his family and “there was no room for my astrophotography equipment in the car,” he said, Ted resorted to drawing what he witnessed. Lovely.
Below is another artistic view of the eclipse, although taken by a camera.
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Upcoming Solar Eclipse on January 4, 2011
Williams astronomer Jay Pasachoff during the partial phase of the March 29, 2006, solar eclipse. Photo by Anna Tsykalova.
Some of the world will be able to greet the first part of the new year with a solar eclipse. On the morning of Tuesday, January 4, 2011, an eclipse of the Sun will be widely visible across Europe and as far east as India. The eclipse won’t be visible in North and South America, however. Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in the US is the Chair of the International Astronomical Union’s Working Group on Eclipses, and says that even at a maximum, this eclipse will be only partial, with some of the Sun always visible. Because the Sun is too bright to look at safely, Pasachoff stresses that special solar filters or projection methods should always be used to protect the eyes.
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A big, bright, beautiful Full Moon
Sometime after sunset tonight, the Moon will go dark.Total Lunar Eclipse Information – December 21, 2010
Are you ready? As promised, here comes more detailed information on the 2010 total lunar eclipse. Step inside and find out where and when to watch! (…)
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Get ready for a total eclipse of the Moon
Astronomy Magazine News Article – Released:12/14/2010
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Total Lunar Eclipse – December 21, 2010
Both lunar and solar eclipses can only occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are directly aligned… and that alignment is about to happen just four days before Christmas! While the winter treat of totality will lend itself to North America, many other parts of the world will be able to enjoy a partial eclipse as well. Just remember your time zones and I’ll post specific times and locations just a little closer to the date. Right now, let’s learn more! (…)
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