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The moon will pass through the shadow of the Earth during the early morning hours of April 15. Here is the sequence of events for this total lunar eclipse. The best time to view will be during the hour and 20 minutes of totality. Graphics by Gary A. Becker... |
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My Moravian College astronomy class was observing the heavens at Shooting Star Farm, north of Quakertown, PA on Monday, March 31, when one of my students, Amber Fanning, noticed the ultra thin waxing crescent moon in the west. It was only 28 hours old, 1.9 percent lit. Maria T. Cafferata (“Jersey”) handheld her Samsung Galaxy S3 phone over the eyepiece of my telescope to snap about a dozen images. This was the best of the lot, and I might say, a really great effort considering the camera and techniques which were used to obtain the picture. Notice the earthshine, light from a nearly full Earth reflected back to us from the moon. |
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Here is what the last big total lunar eclipse looked like from the Lehigh Valley. The night was mostly cloudy until about an hour before the beginning of the eclipse; then a rapid clearing occurred, the winds picked up, and the temperature dropped rapidly. Don’t get the times for the April 15 total lunar eclipse confused with the December 21, 2010 event because they are similar. The times for Tuesday morning’s eclipse can be found in the article and diagram above this picture. Photography by Gary A. Becker from Coopersburg, PA... |
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"X" marks the spot from where Camelopardalid meteors will be radiating on the morning of May 24. Meteor rates will vary between 20 to 140 events from a rural locale according to current predictions with maximum rates occurring around 3:15 a.m. Graphics by Gary A. Becker using Software Bisque's The Sky... |
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