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Post by Wolf Tears on Aug 16, 2007 13:46:28 GMT -5
The total lunar eclipse of August 28 2007 will be visible over the Americas, the Pacific, eastern Asia, and Australasia (Austraila and the Asian/Ausralian islands around it). The penumbral eclipse is the first part of the eclipse; it's the least exiting, but also the hardest to see. It will begin at 02:52:11 Central Standard Time and end at 8:22:29 CST. It will only be visible from the Americas when it begins around moonset; the Pacific, Asia, and Australasia will see it as it ends at around moonrise. The partial eclipse will begin right about 3:50:57 CST and end just over 3½ hours later at 7:23:50 CST; however, it will be visible from a slightly smaller area, and those who were only just able to see the penumbral will. The total eclipse lasts for 1½ hours; it begins at 4:52:00 CST and ends at 6:22:45 CST, with the moment of greatest eclipse at about 5:37:22 CST. It is visible over Australasia, far eastern Asia (including Japan), the Pacific, most of North America (apart from the north-east), and western South America. The total eclipse should be a spectacular sight; the Moon will be well within the Earth's shadow, the umbral magnitude being 1.481, and should be deeply coloured by the Earth's atmosphere. Do not miss it if at all possible, as these things don't happen often. CST=Central Standard Time. For more information, along with maps of where you will be able to see the eclipse, go here or here. Need more information about time zones so that you can figure out when to watch the skies? Click on this link-or, if that doesn't work, this one.
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Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Aug 16, 2007 13:49:52 GMT -5
*twitch, twitch* thats the night of the full moon.....
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Post by Wolf Tears on Aug 16, 2007 13:55:11 GMT -5
*nodnod* Exactly!
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Post by Silverflash // Jayrunner on Aug 16, 2007 14:02:29 GMT -5
wow thats weird! the night the mon is supposed to be biggest it will be smallest....
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Post by Wolf Tears on Aug 16, 2007 14:06:46 GMT -5
*laughs* I hadn't quite thought about it that way, but you're right! XD
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Post by •~Picabo~• on Aug 30, 2007 21:08:46 GMT -5
Well, an eclipse can only happen on a full moon, while a solar eclipse only on a new moon.
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