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Re: Moon Eclipse tonight
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Oct 26, 06:32 -0300
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Oct 26, 06:32 -0300
Thanks for the heads up!] Won't be visible in Australia, but grandstand seats in our part of the world: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/Fig04-TLE2004Oct28.GIF Atlantic time, Oct 27: (Times approximate, in a hurry to get to work) Moon will be full. Eclipse will start our time (Atlantic Canada) 2015 (30d, az = 105d true, 125d magnetic) to 0000 (transit). Two phases: penumbra starts around 2015, then umbra (total) begins around 2120, umbra ends 2250, penumbra ends 0000. Moonrise 1730 Moon Transit 0015 Moonset 0705 Harvest moon officially occurs on Oct 28. Jim Thompson jim2@jimthompson.net www.jimthompson.net Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus -----------------------------------------
