Partial Lunar Eclipse of September 07

[SolarFreak]

Partial Lunar Eclipse of September 07

Ok Im in Okinawa Japan and NASA web site says that there is going to be eclipse here. But Im not understanding what time of day here in Japan it will be. A local magazine says Sept 8 from 1500 - 1630. but when I look at NASA's website it says

Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 16:42:23 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: 18:05:03 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 18:51:21 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 19:37:41 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 21:00:20 UT


UT to JST = +9

so Sept 7 1842UT = Sept 8 0342 JST

its going to start at 3am? going to have eclipse before the sun even comes up? is the magzaine wrong when it stay its going to be at 3pm then?

The second lunar eclipse of the year is a rather small partial eclipse. The penumbral phase begins at 16:42 UT, but most observers will not be able to visually detect the faint shadow until about 17:30 UT. A timetable for the major phases of the eclipse is as follows:

Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 16:42:23 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: 18:05:03 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 18:51:21 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 19:37:41 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 21:00:20 UT

In spite of the fact that the eclipse is shallow (the Moon's northern limb dips just 6.3 arc-minutes into Earth's dark umbral shadow), the partial phase lasts over 1 1/2 hours. This is due to the grazing geometry of the Moon and umbra.

At the instant of greatest eclipse (18:51 UT), the Moon will stand near the zenith for observers in the central Indian Ocean. At that time, the umbral eclipse magnitude will be 0.190. The event is best seen from Africa, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, none of the eclipse is visible from North America. The Moon's path through Earth's shadows as well as a map illustrating worldwide visibility is shown

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by SolarFreak

Partial Lunar Eclipse of September 07

Ok Im in Okinawa Japan and NASA web site says that there is going to be eclipse here. But Im not understanding what time of day here in Japan it will be. A local magazine says Sept 8 from 1500 - 1630.

Try this:
Maximum eclipse at 1851 UT on Sept. 7th
Use the calculator at this site to make your local time adjustment to 1851 UT September 7 2006
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/TimeZone.html

[SolarFreak]

yeah its like 3am when it happens.
18:51:16 Thursday September 7, 2006 in GMT converts to
03:51:16 Friday September 8, 2006 in Asia/Tokyo

http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc


I was thinking solar eclipse but its lunar eclipse.

I should be up and around during that time and will try to get some pictures if its not too overcast here. Its been over cast all week.

[Qfwfq]

Originally Posted by SolarFreak

going to have eclipse before the sun even comes up?

It isn't necessary for the sun to be up, to the contrary it is necessary for it to be down.

Where the sun is up, you wouldn't see the moon anyway because it is in exact opposition. Well, except at sunset or sunrise and if the horizon is quite clean, better if you are at a high altitude.

[SolarFreak]

Originally Posted by Qfwfq

It isn't necessary for the sun to be up, to the contrary it is necessary for it to be down.

Where the sun is up, you wouldn't see the moon anyway because it is in exact opposition. Well, except at sunset or sunrise and if the horizon is quite clean, better if you are at a high altitude.

yeah I understand. I kept thinking solar eclipse but its a lunar one.

anyway I hope the sky is clear and I can get a few shots

[SolarFreak]

well its staring in about 30 min from now

I will update the gallery around every 20 min

http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...ember+07+2006/

too bad there is some high clouds making the pictures hazy. also note to self pick up a new slr so you have better control of the camera. This camera is a sony t3. not very adjustable...

[SolarFreak]

here is some of the best pictures I took. The link to the full size are below each image


http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2



http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2



http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2



http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2



http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2



http://heliospheric-labs.com/gallery...geViewsIndex=2

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by SolarFreak

here is some of the best pictures I took. The link to the full size are below each image

Very kewl SF! I have found that using a digital video camera to photograph the Moon, I have to set to manual exposure & ramp it down in order to see the craters and mare. As some of your photos are washed out and others (the best!) are not, I wonder if you also used manual exposure?
What other techniques did you employ for your photographs? Do you know about the new effort to photograph meteors striking the Moon?
Anyway, nice stuff and A+ for effort and sharing of science.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Very nice photographs!
Very nice indeed.

I don't really remember the last time I saw a lunar eclipse.

[SolarFreak]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Very kewl SF! I have found that using a digital video camera to photograph the Moon, I have to set to manual exposure & ramp it down in order to see the craters and mare. As some of your photos are washed out and others (the best!) are not, I wonder if you also used manual exposure?
What other techniques did you employ for your photographs? Do you know about the new effort to photograph meteors striking the Moon?
Anyway, nice stuff and A+ for effort and sharing of science.

thanks, I was trying to use what little adjustments this camera has. the ones that came out the clearest, I used a pair of sunglasses as a filter to cut down on the glare.

Im going to look for a easy to use SLR soon.

no I have not heard about trying to take pictures of metors striking the moon.