[Cincinatus' Wife]

NASA Photo ID: AS17-145-22287 File Name: 10075987.jpg Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 12/13/72 Title: Oblique view of Copernicus crater Description: Oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit. This view is looking generally southwest toward the crater on the horizon. The coordinates of the center of Copernicus are approximetely 20 degrees west longitude and 9.5 degrees north latitude. Subject terms: APOLLO 17 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT CRATERS HORIZON LUNAR ORBITS LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY LUNAR SURFACE

NASA Photo ID: AS17-140-21494 File Name: 10075972.jpg Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 12/13/72 Title: View of Lunar Roving Vehicle parked at Station 6 by Apollo 17 astronauts Description: This view shows the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) parked by an outcrop of rocks by Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt during their visit to Extravehicular Activity Station 6 (Henry Crater). Subject terms: APOLLO 17 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT COLLECTION CRATERS LUNAR ROCKS LUNAR ROVING VEHICLES LUNAR SURFACE LUNAR SURFACE VEHICLES SAMPLES

[Guillermo]

This, and the news of a solar eclipse are whipping the Mohammedans up into a frenzy.

[Quilla]

The terror-talking fellow on the Yahoo message board urging his fellow Muslims to leave New York, DC, and LA mentioned the eclipse in his time table. Spooky.

[petuniasevan]

Total Lunar Eclipse of November 09

                                   Penumbral Eclipse Begins:  22:15:00 UT
                                     Partial Eclipse Begins:  23:32:21 UT
                                       Total Eclipse Begins:  01:06:07 UT
                                           Greatest Eclipse:  01:18:23 UT
                                         Total Eclipse Ends:  01:30:38 UT
                                       Partial Eclipse Ends:  03:04:24 UT
                                     Penumbral Eclipse Ends:  04:21:48 UT

The second lunar eclipse of the year occurs six lunations after the first. It takes place at the ascending node of Luna's orbit in Aries. This time, the Moon is 1.4 days shy of apogee and appears 12% smaller (= 29.4 arc-minutes) than it was during May's eclipse. The Moon's trajectory takes it well to the south of the umbral shadow's central axis resulting in a total eclipse which lasts just 25 minutes. At mid-totality, the Moon's southern limb is a scant 0.6 arc-minutes from the umbra's edge. Even the northern limb is 23.4 arc-minutes from the centre of the shadow. Assuming that the transparency of Earth's atmosphere remains relatively unchanged, the November eclipse will be dramatically brighter than the May event because of the shallow umbral depth. Since different parts of the Moon will probe radically different portions of Earth's umbral shadow, a large variation in shadow brightness can be expected. The totally eclipsed Moon will appear to have a bright rim along its southern edge.

[Molly Pitcher]

Hoping for clear skies. The moon was beautiful last night, accompanying Mars across the s. sky.....

[Mamzelle]

bump.

[Faith65]

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[LayoutGuru2]

Bump

[razorbak]

(Acts 2:20 KJV) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

[appalachian_dweller]

check this out....

terror threats in NYC, DC, LA; solar flares; and now a red moon

There are references to a red moon in the Book of Revelation I believe.

* securing tinfoil *

[Rainmist]

So, 9 o'clock on the east coast is when it will happen ?

[lupie]

bump for later read

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Hi CW, By chance do you know if this 'red moon' will be visible (I know barring cloud cover) in the easter US. We live near Pittsburgh, and last week's northern light show was spectacular. I would like my kids to see this eclipse if possible...any astronomer FReepers know?

[bjcintennessee]

ping for later