Re: Penumbral Lunal Eclipse - Dec. 30th.

From: Carl Larson (vetenskapsman@No-Spam)
Date: Sat Dec 29 2001 - 19:52:19 MST

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    As this is a "pretty deep" penumbral eclipse one is supposed to
    be able to detect shadings at mid eclipse. Certainly worth a
    look-see if the clouds give us a break.

    http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/penumbral_eclipse_011221.html

    -carl

    --- Bob Czerwinski <bczerwin@No-Spam> wrote:
    > A penumbral eclipse of ol' Luna occurs tomorrow (December
    > 30th), with
    > mid-eclipse about 2:30am Pacific Time. First contact with the
    > penumbra is
    > about 12:25am, with the Moon leaving the penumbra about
    > 4:33am.
    >
    > Yes, I know a penumbral eclipse is nothing to get excited
    > about, but does
    > anybody know if the mid-eclipse dimming would be detectable by
    > eye ... or
    > only on film?
    >
    > ...Bob...
    > Bob Czerwinski
    >

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