[ale] lunar eclipse

[Boris Borisov]

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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