Lunar Eclipse
An eclipse of the Moon can only occur at full Moon and only when the Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon. Usually occurring twice a year, the Moon becomes engulfed in the Earth's shadow. Unlike a total solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is seen from the night side of Earth, providing millions of front-row seats for interested observers. The Moon never becomes completely blacked out during a lunar eclipse. Sunlight diffusing through the Earth's atmosphere bathes the Moon in a dull glow that reduces it to about 1/10,000th of the normal brightness of a full Moon.
Source : Sky & Telescope.
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August 16, 2008
In the night of 16 to 17 August a partial lunar eclipse occured.
The magnitude of the eclipse was 0.8 for my longitude. First contact with the umbra was at 19:36 UT and maximum wa at 21:10 UT. Just after maximum the clouds rolled in. The Moon was 6º above the horizon at first contact and 16º degrees at maximum eclipse. |
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March 3, 2007
In the night of 3 to 4 March a total lunar eclipse occured.
The magnitude of the eclipse was 1.237, for my longitude, which means that it just reached totality at 23:20 UT. First contact with the umbra was at 21:30 UT and last contact with the umbra was at 01:10 UT. The Moon was 37 degrees above the horizon at first contact, 44 degrees at maximum and 41 degrees at last contact with the umbra. |
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November 8, 2003
In the night of 8 to 9 November a total lunar eclipse occured.
The magnitude of the eclipse was 1.02, for my longitude, which means that it just reached totality at 01:21 UT. First contact with the umbra was at 23:31 UT and last contact with the umbra was at 04:03 UT. The Moon was 54 degrees above the horizon at first contact, 47 degrees at maximum and 34 degrees at last contact with the umbra. |
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