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| Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon, Feb 9th | 02.02.2009 17:10 |
| The moon will be passing through the penumbra of Earth's shadow the night of February 8th, 2009 (as opposed to the darker central umbra). It will be visible in most of North America as the moon is setting on the western horizon, but not the East Coast (sorry!). It should make for very excellent photographs of the moon just above the horizon (for those in the dotted-blue area in the graphic below), so get your camera and tripod ready. | |
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Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFCFirst contact between the shadow and the moon is made at 12:37 UTC, and the moon fully exits the shadow at 16:40 UTC (therefore, this will occur in the early morning for North Americans on 2/9/2009). The bright star of Leo, Regulus, will be closeby to the East. The penumbra is darker towards the middle, so look closely at the North of the moon, and most of all, don't miss it! Get out and look even if you don't look at it through a telescope: binoculars or just your eyes are sufficient. | |
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