Total lunar eclipse of 2014, October 8 The beginning of the eclipse is visible from the extreme east of Asia, Ame- rica, Greenland, eastern Australia and New Zealand, eastern half Arctic, and Silent oceans. ... 16 00.44 16 20.34 Circumstances of the Eclipse Position Angles of the Moon's axis h m o Moon enters penumbra . October 8, 8 13.9 335.61 Moon enters umbra . 9 14.3 335.67 Moon enters totality . ... 10 54.6 335.76 Moon leaves totality . 11 24.3 335.79 Moon leaves umbra . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2014 October 25 . Sunspots and Solar Eclipse . ... Explanation: A New Moon joined giant sunspot group AR 2192 to dim the bright solar disk during Thursday's much anticipated partial solar eclipse. ... But the timing of solar eclipses is easier to predict. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Credit Copyright: Philipp Rau Explanation: Christmas Day 2000 featured the final eclipse of the Second Millennium -- a partial solar eclipse visible from much of North America . ... From his location, at eclipse maximum (near picture center) just less than 50 percent of the Sun's diameter was covered by the Moon . ... Publications with keywords: eclipse - millennium - partial solar eclipse . Publications with words: eclipse - millennium - partial solar eclipse . ...

... Fig. ... One of these is a pink-coloured solar prominence, a tongue of incandescent hydrogen gas spewing out of the obstructed solar disc, visible at the 2 o'clock position. ... Such an eclipse was predicted to be visible from deep within the Asian continent on the 1st August 2008. ... A pink-coloured prominence was visible right from the onset (Fig. 1), while several streamers appeared to emanate from the obstructed solar disk throughout the event (Fig. ... Last Revised: 2008 September 8th . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... Our Galaxy . ... Earth Satellites . ... This time of the year is perfect for spotting the Milky WayтАЩs sister galaxy, M31 in Andromeda. ... It is the nearest galaxy to the Earth apart from smaller companion galaxies such as the Magellanic Clouds which are visible from the Southern Hemisphere. ... Towards the end of the month, on 23 October there will be a New Moon making it the best time to take to the skies as the Moon will not be visible. ...

Regions designation | Regions models | ASCII files description . The real time visibility of the IB_TAIL relative to the Evpatoria and Panska Ves . ... The real time regions passing . ... The IB_TAIL geocentric distance as a function of the Moscow time (MT = UT + 3h) (Plot) . Geomagnetic local time in the IB_TAIL position as a function of the MT (Plot) . The IB_TAIL orbital data ASCII files . Updated 19 October, 1999 . ... INTERBALL mission  ...

... Home Gallery Astrophotography Urban Lunar Eclipses . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Several lunar eclipses have been visible from the New York area as these photographs from AAA members show. ... Penumbral lunar eclipse, New York City . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Bright planets meet at dusk . ... Astronomy magazine subscribers can read the full article for free. ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter....

... The highlight of the month is the total eclipse of the Moon during the night of December 20/21. ... Listed below are some of the key events, and the times they will occur, during December's total lunar eclipse. ... The eclipse is also visible in its entirety from Alaska (local time is UT тАУ 9 hours) and Hawaii (UT тАУ 10 hours), but be aware that most of the eclipse occurs on the 20th in these two regions. ... Penumbral Eclipse Begins . ... Partial Eclipse Begins . ... Total Eclipse Begins . ...

STScI . HST . ... The Space Telescope Science Institute anticipates an opening for a Data Analyst. Data Analysts in the Science Support Division help General Observers and Archive Researchers analyze HST data, work with Instrument Scientists in calibrating the HST instruments, and work with STScI staff on grant-supported research projects. ... The Space Telescope Science Institute anticipates an opening for a Program Coordinator in the Project to Re-Engineer Space Telescope Observing. ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people developed complex knowledge systems around the sun, moon, and stars. Stellar positions and properties (such as declination, colour, brightness, and scintillation) were important for navigation, calendars, economics, and time-keeping. Transient astronomical phenomena (including comets, meteors, eclipses, and aurorae) reinforced sacred law and cultural practices and served as a moral charter. ...

Educator's Guide to Eclipses . ... In a solar eclipse you observe the Sun (using only safe methods, of course). ... In a lunar eclipse you observe the Moon. ... Because of the geometry described below, you can only view a solar eclipse when the Sun is up, and the Moon is nowhere to be seen. ... Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up. ... In a solar eclipse the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun. ... In a lunar eclipse the Moon moves into Earth's shadow. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... I Think What You're Saying Is Not A Deeply-considered Position . ... Post Message | ... Posted by M.W.Pearson on October 16, 2002 19:36:09 UTC . ... I think there is more to it than dismissing Dr. Dick's position. ... http://www.astronomy.net/forums/god/messages/23110.shtml . ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... 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 ). ...

... Yesterday, on October 16, 2015, the upper culmination of the Sun at the venue of the Olympiad was at 11:29:43 local time. ... According to an ancient legend of Middle Volga there was a constellation called W hite Leopard ( ­ Pardus Album) in the sky in the very past, in which the number of stars were exactly equal to the number of letters in the Greek alphabet, and the stars had magnitudes PaA ­ +0.10m, PaA ­ +0.20m, PaA ­ +0.30m, PaA ­ +0.40m, and so on with adding 0.10m till PaA. ... Spiral galaxy...

XMM-Newton CCF Release Note XMM- CCF -REL-200 Update of EPIC MOS gain Martin Stuhlinger, Darren Baskill, Stephane Rives, Jenny Carter October 21, 2005 1 CCF components Name of CCF VALDATE EVALDATE List of Blocks CAL XSCS (start of val. period) (end of validity period) changed VERS. ag EMOS1 ADUCONV 0028 2005-07-24T00:54:36 2005-10-19T19:03:55 OFFSET GAIN NO EMOS2 ADUCONV 0028 2005-07-24T00:54:36 2005-10-19T19:03:55 OFFSET GAIN NO 2 Changes A ... CCD1, CCD4 and CCD5 were a ected. ...

... click image to view discuss) . ... Bert improved his composite image showing details of the corona. ... He also did a better job of color correction, avoiding a false light bluish hue that was present near the 6 o'clock position on the moon's limb in the earlier image. ... of this image is the seventh-magnitude star SAO 109216. Submitted by Bernie Volz on 05/08/2006 22:12:59 . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Photos . ... The annular eclipse . ...

... The Russian TESIS (FIAN) Solar Observatory has transmitted observations back to Earth of the solar eclipse made on July 22nd, 2009. ... On the first occasion, the satellite passed through the eclipse area at 04:30 Moscow time, making it the first on our planet to see the shadow of the Moon, which was still in space and was only approaching the Earth ( film 1.2 MB, wmv format ). ... The first Moon passage over the solar disk (00:30 UT) (Movie wmv; 1.2 MB) . ...