... The Solstice Moon s Eclipse . ... Remarkably, the total lunar eclipse coincided with the date of the December Solstice. ... Hidden Galaxy IC 342 . ... This total lunar eclipse, where the entire Moon is engulfed in the shadow of the Earth, will be visible from all of North America, while the partial phase of this eclipse will be visible throughout much of the rest of the world. ... M82, as this irregular galaxy is also known, was stirred up by a recent pass near large spiral galaxy M81. ...

... 2010 December 23 . The Solstice Moon's Eclipse . ... Explanation: A big, bright, beautiful Full Moon slid into planet Earth's shadow early Tuesday morning. Remarkably, the total lunar eclipse coincided with the date of the December Solstice . During the eclipse , the best viewing in North America found the coppery lunar disc high in a cold winter sky, the Moon reddened by light filtering into the Earth's dark central shadow or umbra . ... About APOD | ... A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC . ...

... Calendar . ... I n the last day of the International Year of Astronomy ( early evening of 31 December 2009), the Moon had the smallest partial eclipse that we have seen in Ireland and the UK for 40 years: the Moon was 8% covered by the Earth's shadow. Incidentally, this was also a "Blue Moon" - the name given for the second full Moon within a calendar month. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Eclipses of the Moon in 2009 : . In 2009 there are four eclipses of the Moon (tree penumbral eclipses on February 9, July 7, and August 5-6 and a partial eclipse on December 31). ... Moon enters penumbra (P 1 ) . ... Moon leaves penumbra (P 4 ) . ... Eclipse, lunar : . ... It may be total (the Moon passing completely through the Earth's umbra ), partial (the Moon passing partially through the Earth's umbra at maximum eclipse), or penumbral (the Moon passing only through the Earth's penumbra ). ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... March . ... Posted on May 20, 2015 | No Comments If you missed the Lyrids meteor shower in April, starting of May you had another chance to see some shooting stars as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the [ ] . Continue Reading.. ... No Comments In association with BBC Stargazing Live 2015 and the Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomical Society (NIAAS) Armagh Planetarium is opening its doors for a free open evening on Tuesday 24th of [ ] . ...

... On the morning of Thursday, 26 February, amid the Gal pagos Islands, the Sun will fade from view. Not the culmination of ancient prophecy, but none less mystical, Earth's small Moon will be executing a slow slide past the enormous Sun. ... And anyone living in southern North America, Central America, northern South America, or on islands and cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea will, weather permitting, have the opportunity to experience the wonder of a solar eclipse. ...

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On Thursday, 1998 February 26, a total eclipse of the Sun was visible from within a narrow corridor traversing the Western Hemisphere. The totality path (or path of the Moon's umbral shadow) began in the Pacific, continued through northern South America and the Caribbean Sea, and ended at sunset off the Atlantic coast of Africa. ... Some of the best placed sites along the totality path were in Venezuela. ... Exposure time was 1/2 second. At this location totality lasted 3min 36sec. ...

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... V838 Mon is a member of a new class of eruptive variables which appear as a peculiar novae having late K-M type spectra in their outburst. Before its outburst, it was a wide binary system of B3V type stars. ... The B3V companion was seen in the outburst in the UV spectrum taken with HST (Rauch et al., ... In the latest spectra, the light of B3V companion was predominating in the short-wave photometric bands. ... CCD blue frames of V838 Mon before the eclipse (left) and in the eclipse (right). ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Moon . ... Observing . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Total lunar eclipse, December 21, 2010 . The first total eclipse of the Moon in nearly 3 years occurs the night of December 20/21. ... The totally eclipsed Moon December 20/21 lies in Taurus the Bull, near its order with Orion and Gemini. ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

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. The new arrival, a few hours old, greeting his big sister. A week later. He's sleeping, so it must be daytime. The whole family at the zoo in New Orleans. If we had managed to send them, this would have been our Christmas card picture. But we didn't. Jasper at 2 months old. Still fits in the Christmas suit but just barely. He may not sleep, but he sure does eat. Jasper and Thisbe getting acquainted. Ellen Howell <ehowell@naic.edu> Last modified: Fri Dec 26 2002

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