Yes you did...Thanks!!...hope for a cloudless night !!! Bill Ellis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory david Stempel" <fyrframe@centurytel.net> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:46 AM Subject: Photo op: Red moon rising > Did I post this already?? > > >>>>>>> > Red Moon Rising: May 15th's Total Lunar Eclipse > > On Thursday night, May 15th, skywatchers throughout the Americas will > have a front-row seat to the first total lunar eclipse in almost 2 1/2 > years -- and the first visible across the US since January 2000. > Moreover, most North Americans will see the event in prime time. As > listed in the table below, the Moon will be totally eclipsed beginning > at 11:14 p.m. EDT (10:14 p.m. CDT; 9:14 p.m. MDT; and 8:14 p.m. PDT); > for West Coast observers, the Moon rises with the partial eclipse > already in progress. > > Skywatchers in western Europe and western and southern Africa will see > the eclipse before and/or during dawn on Friday morning, May 16th. In > the table > [http://SkyandTelescope.com/aboutsky/pressreleases/article_946_1.asp], > UT stands for Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time). > > A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a > straight line in space and the full Moon passes through Earth's shadow. > Unlike a solar eclipse, which requires special equipment to observe > safely, you can watch a lunar eclipse with your unaided eyes. Binoculars > or a small telescope will enhance the view dramatically. > > As the Moon moves into the outer fringe or penumbra of Earth's shadow, > it will fade very slightly -- imperceptibly at first. The real show > begins when the Moon's leading edge enters the shadow's core, or umbra, > and the dramatic partial eclipse begins. For the next hour and 11 > minutes, more and more of the Moon will slide into dark shadow. > > Total eclipse begins when the Moon is fully within the umbra. But it > won't be blacked out! The totally eclipsed Moon should linger as an > eerie dark gray or coppery red disk in the sky, as sunlight scattered > around the edge of our atmosphere paints the lunar surface with a warm > glow. This is light from all the sunrises and sunsets that are in > progress around Earth at the time. > > After 52 minutes the leading edge of the Moon will emerge back into > sunlight, and the eclipse is again partial. In another hour and 11 > minutes the last of the Moon emerges out of the umbra. > > Details about this event, and how to enjoy it, appear in the May 2003 > issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. > > This year brings two total eclipses of the Moon. The second, on November > 8th, will also be visible from North and South America. > > Note to Editors/Producers: Sky & Telescope is making the following > illustrations and animations available to the news media > [http://SkyandTelescope.com/printable/aboutsky/pressreleases/article_949.asp > ]. > Permission is granted for one-time, nonexclusive use in print and > broadcast media, as long as appropriate credits (as noted in each > caption) are included. Web publication must include a link to > SkyandTelescope.com .<<<<<<< > > Take care, > Gregory david Stempel > FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g > www.americanphotojournalist.com > >
