Question by Curious: When is the next total lunar eclipse visible in NC?
When is the next total lunar eclipse visible in NC?
What time should one go out and see it?
What precautions should you take to safely view this eclise?
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Answer by Uncle BobNot this year. The May Annular Lunar Eclipse will not include North Carolina. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2012-Tab03.pdf
Do not look directly into the sun. Do you need a warning label?
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"solar eclipse" "australia" "queensland" "total solar eclipse" "sun" "earth" "planets" "solar system" "Breaking news" "News" "Australia news" "Australian news" "Breaking today" Sydney: From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse on Wednesday. Stubborn clouds that many feared would ruin the view parted - somewhat - in north Queensland, defying forecasts of a total eclipse-viewing bust and relieving spectators who had fanned out to glimpse the celestial phenomenon. "Immediately before, I was thinking, 'Are we gonna see this?' And we just had a fantastic display - it was just beautiful," said Terry Cuttle of the Astronomical Association of Queensland, who has seen a dozen total solar eclipses over the years. "And right after it finished, the clouds came back again. It really adds to the drama of it." Spectators whooped and clapped with delight as the moon passed between the sun and Earth, leaving a slice of the continent's northeast in sudden darkness. Starting just after dawn, the eclipse cast its 150-kilometer (95-mile) shadow in Australia's Northern Territory, crossed the northeast tip of the country and was swooping east across the South Pacific, where no islands are in its direct path. A partial ...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
When is the next total lunar eclipse visible in NC?
Q&A: Is it possible for there to be a full moon at night then the very next day have a full solar eclipse?
Question by a t: Is it possible for there to be a full moon at night then the very next day have a full solar eclipse?
I watched the movie Apocalypto by mel gibson a while back and this happened in the movie. When I was watching it I didn't think this was possible but wasn't sure. There was a full moon at night (while the main character was running from those in pursuit) then the next day after he had been caught there was a full solar eclipse.
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Answer by Dr BobNo. A lunar eclipse always occurs at full moon, and a solar eclipse at new moon, so they must be separated by at least about 14 or 15 days.
Sounds like a case of literary (or cinematographic) license.
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What time does wednesdays solar eclipse start?
Question by BULUGAWHALE: What time does wednesdays solar eclipse start?
I live in southern california, and i was wondering if anyone knew what time the solar eclipse starts so that i can be properly prepared.
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Answer by felipe RYou cant see it here in Cali
you can only see it in India and China those parts
you can try seeing it online lol
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Q&A: Will I be able to see the total(umbra) solar eclipse of July 22nd from Kathmandu, Nepal?
Question by Death by a Misadventure....: Will I be able to see the total(umbra) solar eclipse of July 22nd from Kathmandu, Nepal?
I am going to be in Nepal from July 4th, to August 26th and was wondering if I am going to be in the umbra of the Solar Eclipse from Kathmandu......
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Answer by Doc89891Probably - the umbral path crosses Nepal. The eclipse will be longest (over 6 minutes) later over the Pacific
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From February 1979, here is the CBC Winnipeg special coverage of the Total Solar Eclipse Over Southern Manitoba called "Solar Magic", hosted by Bill Guest and Robert Ballantine.