Monday, April 14, 2014

Tonight Lunar Eclipse

During mid morning hours tonight there is a lunar eclipse ( moon turns red)

UNFORTUNATELY, rain and heavy clouds tonight...so unless you fly out to Florida or Tucson or something, just a heads up

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/aprils-total-eclipse-of-the-moon/

Total eclipse of the Moon
                         Delta T:  67.0s

                       BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
                            o  '    o  '
                         W073 58, N40 39

                      Eastern Daylight Time

                                                      Moon's
                                                Azimuth   Altitude
                                     h  m            o        o
Moonrise               2014 Apr 14  19:10         101.6     ----
Moon enters penumbra   2014 Apr 15  00:52.0       180.7     39.0
Moon enters umbra      2014 Apr 15  01:58.0       200.6     36.6
Moon enters totality   2014 Apr 15  03:06.4       218.7     30.1
Middle of eclipse      2014 Apr 15  03:45.7       227.7     25.1
Moon leaves totality   2014 Apr 15  04:25.0       235.8     19.3
Moon leaves umbra      2014 Apr 15  05:33.4       248.0      8.2
Moonset                2014 Apr 15  06:24         256.1     ----