[AZ-Observing] Re: Moon is eclipsed
- From: Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:07:47 -0700
Wonderful eclipse last night/this morning. The deep orange moon reminded me of
Mars, and had me thinking how cool it would be to have Mars that large in the
sky all the time. I took photos throughout the eclipse and will be processing
some of them over the next day or so. Here's a link to an image near maximum:
http://www.pbase.com/pegsam/image/155241123
It was also interesting to listen to the wildlife during the event. Coyotes
were howling, mourning doves and owls were calling, and javelina were tromping
through the yard as the eclipse was beginning. Then everything settled down for
a few hours. As the Moon regained full brightness, the wildlife activity picked
up where it left off. Kind of a surreal experience.
- Sam
Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 15, 2014, at 1:09 AM, stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> 1 AM April 15, 2014
> Casa Grande RV park
>
> Yes, indeed the moon is eclipsed. It has turned that burnt orange color
> and is much dimmer than the usual full moon. The moon is doing all this
> very near Spica in Virgo. Naked eye I can see two other prominent
> objects in the sky which are orange in color. First is Mars to the west
> of the eclipsed moon and the other is Antares just coming above the tree
> line to the southeast.
>
> Using my 8X42 binoculars makes the moon appear three dimensional. The
> spherical shape is obvious and the southern edge of the moon is much
> lighter than the rest of the moon. This effect is from the fact that
> the moon’s center is not directly in line with the Earth and the Sun.
>
> Tonight has been a vivid demonstration that the ancient idea that the
> night sky has the same appearance all the time is just not the truth.
> Things do take a while to change but it is fascinating to watch.
>
> Clear skies to us all;
> Steve Coe
>
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