[ale] lunar eclipse

[jim.kinney at gmail.com (Jim Kinney)]

Yeah. Georgia and astronomy are often mutually exclusive terms. :-(
On Oct 6, 2014 8:25 AM, "Boris Borisov" <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Unless We get screwed by Georgia weather again. I missed the big meteor
> shower and couple more events this year because of nice cloudy sky ...
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 7:06 AM, Sean Kilpatrick <kilpatms at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> A very rare oddity will occur on Wednesday morning right at sunrise.
>>
>> Here in Atlanta, sunrise on that day is calculated to be at 07:37, while
>> moonset should occur about 07:43. But the moon will be coming out from
>> behind the earth's shadow and 73% of its surface should still be within the
>> umbral shadow.
>>
>> Normally, of course, it should not be possible to see both the sun and
>> the moon during a lunar eclipse. REfraction caused by the earth's
>> atmosphere causes the sun to rise several minutes before it actually does
>> and the moon to still be visable for a few minutes after it (geometrically)
>> has set.
>>
>> So, if you are out and about Wednesday morning between 07:30 and 08:00
>> you might want to find a place to stop and enjoy the rare occurrence.
>>
>> for more info, see
>> http://www.space.com/27342-total-lunar-eclipse-images-october-2014.html
>>
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>>
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