October Night Sky....
D.W.Q.M.: Duke Juliano: "There's this man in Florence claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the moon and stars as large as your hand."
Marco: "Is that a good thing?" -from the 4th Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Astronomy Magazine. :)
A few cool events happening this month-if I remember, I'll try to post about them again the day of, or before, the event. :)
Total Lunar Eclipse! (all times EDT)
October 27th the lunar eclipse will be visible in North and South America, and on the morning of October 28th, Europe. We (Eastern and Central observers) will be able to see the total eclipse, while Western observers will see the Full Moon rising with a small bite already taken out of it. :) Here's the breakdown:
8:06pm: Eclipse begins when the Moon enters the light penumbral shadow.
9:14pm: Beginning of the partial phase when the Moon enters the darker umbral shadow.
10:23pm: Totality!! (lasts until 11:45pm. Mid-totality is at 11:04pm)
12:54am: Partial eclipse ends
2:03am: Penumbral phase ends...that's a wrap! :)
The moon looks so cool during the eclipse. I remember when a friend of mine from the dorms and I saw it from the balcony of Norton our freshman year. It was awesome! I'll have to see if I can convince the taco night gang to have a look-see on the 27th!! :)
Orionid Meteor Shower
The evening/morning of October 20th/21st will see the peak of the Orionids this year. (another Wenesday event! Although this will happen well after taco night is over. LOL. ;) ) The quarter moon sets at midnight, so as the radiant gets higher during the night, there will be no moonlight to interfere with the viewing!
Quick bit of trivia: the meteors for this shower are from the debris tail left by Halley's Comet. (one of two showers from Halley's-the other being the Eta Aquarids in May)
Partial Solar Eclipse
October 13th/14th brings a partial solar eclipse! Unfortunately we will not be able to see this, but if you're in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and northeastern Asia you will be!
The peak of the eclipse will be visible in western Alaska on the evening of the 13th, around 6pm, local time. When it reaches it's maximum, 93 percent of the Sun will be eclipsed. :) In Hawaii, it starts about 5:15pm, and 50 percent of the Sun will be covered. :)
Marco: "Is that a good thing?" -from the 4th Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Astronomy Magazine. :)
A few cool events happening this month-if I remember, I'll try to post about them again the day of, or before, the event. :)
Total Lunar Eclipse! (all times EDT)
October 27th the lunar eclipse will be visible in North and South America, and on the morning of October 28th, Europe. We (Eastern and Central observers) will be able to see the total eclipse, while Western observers will see the Full Moon rising with a small bite already taken out of it. :) Here's the breakdown:
8:06pm: Eclipse begins when the Moon enters the light penumbral shadow.
9:14pm: Beginning of the partial phase when the Moon enters the darker umbral shadow.
10:23pm: Totality!! (lasts until 11:45pm. Mid-totality is at 11:04pm)
12:54am: Partial eclipse ends
2:03am: Penumbral phase ends...that's a wrap! :)
The moon looks so cool during the eclipse. I remember when a friend of mine from the dorms and I saw it from the balcony of Norton our freshman year. It was awesome! I'll have to see if I can convince the taco night gang to have a look-see on the 27th!! :)
Orionid Meteor Shower
The evening/morning of October 20th/21st will see the peak of the Orionids this year. (another Wenesday event! Although this will happen well after taco night is over. LOL. ;) ) The quarter moon sets at midnight, so as the radiant gets higher during the night, there will be no moonlight to interfere with the viewing!
Quick bit of trivia: the meteors for this shower are from the debris tail left by Halley's Comet. (one of two showers from Halley's-the other being the Eta Aquarids in May)
Partial Solar Eclipse
October 13th/14th brings a partial solar eclipse! Unfortunately we will not be able to see this, but if you're in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and northeastern Asia you will be!
The peak of the eclipse will be visible in western Alaska on the evening of the 13th, around 6pm, local time. When it reaches it's maximum, 93 percent of the Sun will be eclipsed. :) In Hawaii, it starts about 5:15pm, and 50 percent of the Sun will be covered. :)
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