Question by Rain Dancer: How do I know what time the Lunar Eclipse will take place?
Tonight is the lunar eclipse and I would like to see it, but I cant find anything that will give me a time to shoot for. Thanks to anyone who can help!
Best answer:
Answer by Dr BobThere will be nothing to see. It's such a minor penumbral eclipse that the moon will simply look like an ordinary full moon.
Here are the times:
7:04:17 PM EDT eclipse begins
8:39:10 PM EDT maximum eclipse
10:14:09 PM EDT eclipse ends
The moon will be up for much of the eclipse on the east coast of the US; on the west coast, however, the moon will be below the horizon during the eclipse.
If you had precise measuring equipment, you might be able to detect a slight gradation of brightness, but you won't see anything with your naked eye.
Here's the NASA information for this eclipse:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2009Aug06N.pdf
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
How do I know what time the Lunar Eclipse will take place?
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