Total Eclipse of the Moon
— 28 August 2007 —
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Over the past ten years, we at Parramatta High have documented:
On the 28th of August this year there will be a total eclipse of the moon (our fifth lunar eclipse, and our second total eclipse) visible across all of eastern Australia. | BONUS! For the same price (!) there will be a mag-8 Iridium flare on the same night. At 6:46pm, look to the south, about one handspan to the left of the Southern Cross, and you'll see a lovely bright Iridium flare. It flares at 18:46:53pm, but you'll see it gently traversing from left to lower right, some time before that. |
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The map at left (click to enlarge) shows the visibility of this eclipse around the world, and indicates how lucky we are to be in Australia (yet again!) |
| Below is a table which summarises the event, with an indication of the approximate time and expected appearance
of the moon at that time. (The times have been adjusted slightly to assist viewing.) The table has been compiled for viewing from Parramatta. |
| Feature | Time | appearance |
| Moonrise | 5:21pm |  |
| Sunset | 5:34pm | |
| Eclipse begins (moon enters penumbra) |
5:57pm |  |
| Total Eclipse begins (moon enters umbra) |
6:55pm |  |
| Eclipse is total (moon entirely within umbra) |
7:35pm |  |
| Best viewing (moon entirely within umbra) |
7:35-9:24pm | |
| Total eclipse ends (moon begins to leave the umbra) |
9:24pm |  |
| Eclipse is partial only (moon begins to leave the penumbra) |
10:20pm |  |
| Eclipse is over (moon leaves the penumbra) |
11:20pm |  |
| This eclipse features marvellously convenient timing (sunset - 11:20pm) for us here on the east coast
and I would certainly encourage everyone to (at least) have a look. Photos of the eclipse (weather-willing) will be posted here a few days after the event. |
Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC
and (for Parramatta) "Starry Night Pro"
I stongly advise a visit to:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html
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