Astronomonomony and May's Lunar Eclipse

[Charlie in Dayton]

A marvelous chance to see Our Solar System In Action...

According to the 2003 Observer's Handbook:
(Eclipse begins when Moon contacts penumbra)
Moon contacts:
Penumbra (faint earth shadow) 01:05:25 UTC 16 May
Umbra (dark earth shadow) 02:02:51 UTC 16 May

Fully in Umbra 03:13:49 UTC 16 May
Greatest eclipse 03:40:10 UTC 16 May
Far edge of Umbra 04:06:31 UTC 16 May

Moon leaves:
Umbra 05:17:29 UTC 16 May
Penumbra (eclipse ends) 06:14:56 UTC 16 May

The NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse Home Page with times and a visibility map!

Check it out...

Admins, about a week before the event I intend to link this thread from Banter so everyone will get to see it...

 

[RichardR]

What does that mean in English? Where can we see it?

(PS, the link doesn't seem to work.)

 

[Zombified]

San Francisco (if your location is right) and Seattle (where I am) are both UTC-8 (except, dayligh f%#ing savings time, which makes it UTC-7), so for us, the show starts at 6:05 PM and ends at 11:15 PM, with totality starting around 9:15 PM, unless my daylight savings time conversions are off.

As for location, go outside and look up. The moon is the big round splotchy thing.

 

[Soapy Sam]

Watched a beauty in the Algerian Sahara one night. Just me and the rig dog. Everyone else watched a video called something like "Night & Morning"about Vampires in a Mexican dance hall.
Think I got the good seat.

 

[BillyJoe]

What does that mean in English?

This may help....

 

[Charlie in Dayton]

(PS, the link doesn't seem to work.)

Hmmm...how interesting.

Okay, try this one to the NASA Sun-Earth Connection forum homepage, then hit the button on the left for the Eclipse page, then hit the link for the Total Lunar Eclipse: 2003 May 15-16 under 'Upcoming Events'. That'll do ya...