Lunar Eclipse - 4th May

acroamatic · Post by **acroamatic** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 12:29 am

Hi, I'm new here. Just wondering if we will be in position to view the lunar eclipse on 4th May - should be early morning 5th May in Singapore. Read about it here but can't make head or tail of it.

Post by **rcj** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 12:50 am

Hi acroamatic,
The total lunar eclipse will occur after midnight on May 5th with the following Singapore local times:

Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 1:50:53AM
Partial Eclipse Begins: 2:48:20AM
Total Eclipse Begins: 3:52:07AM
Greatest Eclipse: 4:30:16AM
Total Eclipse Ends: 5:08:27AM
Partial Eclipse Ends: 6:12:15AM
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 7:09:36AM

At time of totality, the moon will be 21 degrees above the SWW horizon. So do make sure you have a clear view for this if you are observing or imaging the eclipse. For your information, the moon will set at 6:04AM so we will only be able to see the eclipse progress until just before partial eclipse ends.

acroamatic · Post by **acroamatic** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 1:07 am

Cool, thanks! Suspected UT was GMT but wasn't sure. And definitely wasn't sure where in the sky to look. Now I know... thanks once again.

fiona_ · Post by **fiona_** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:18 pm

hehe.. not much of a 'moon' fan here but im kinda interested in this... so does it mean that just b4 the moon sets we'll be able to witness the eclipse ? but i though lunar eclipes takes a few hours ? enlighten me pls !

Post by nF » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:35 pm

Hi fiona,
we will be able to view the moon in its total eclipse form but will not be view it when it is half-way through moving out of earth's shadow.

Regards,
Yong Quan

Post by **VinSnr** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:51 pm

rcj wrote:Hi acroamatic,
The total lunar eclipse will occur after midnight on May 5th with the following Singapore local times:

Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 1:50:53AM
Partial Eclipse Begins: 2:48:20AM
Total Eclipse Begins: 3:52:07AM
Greatest Eclipse: 4:30:16AM
Total Eclipse Ends: 5:08:27AM
Partial Eclipse Ends: 6:12:15AM
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 7:09:36AM

At time of totality, the moon will be 21 degrees above the SWW horizon. So do make sure you have a clear view for this if you are observing or imaging the eclipse. For your information, the moon will set at 6:04AM so we will only be able to see the eclipse progress until just before partial eclipse ends.

what is Greatest Eclipse?

Post by **rcj** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:38 pm

Hi Vincent,
Greatest Eclipse occurs when the effect of totality is the greatest, and when the colouration of the moon is most pronounced.

Post by **weixing** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:43 pm

Hi,
Greatest Eclipse is defined as the instant when Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadows.

Have a nice day.

Post by **VinSnr** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:46 pm

rcj wrote:Hi Vincent,
Greatest Eclipse occurs when the effect of totality is the greatest, and when the colouration of the moon is most pronounced.

ok..thanks. How long roughly does it last?