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Moon
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marvel at close views of the moon, with its craters and mountains. Persons who own binoculars or telescopes should bring them.
Binoculars and telescopes will be available throughout the eclipse, but keep in mind that naked-eye views are superb as well.
The most exciting and beautiful times will be from the beginning of the eclipse just after 10 p.m., until the moon gets fully hidden in the earth’s shadow at 11:14 p.m.
Once the moon is fully in the earth’s shadow, indirect sunlight still manages to reach and illuminate it. So the moon remains dimly visible, and can take on a range of colors from dark brown and red to bright orange and yellow.
This is a magnificent sight. The exact appearance depends on how much dust and clouds are present in the earth’s atmosphere. Ironically, the more air pollution there is (such as that created by power plant emissions), the more beautiful is the color, so we might be blessed in our region.
If the sky is fully clouded over, unfortunately there will not be much to see, except for a darkening of the whole sky when the moon gets totally hidden at 11:14 p.m. However, there still will be displays at the Fire Hall to meet friends of the sky.
And because we do not (yet) command the heavens, the rain dates can only be on Nov. 8 of this year and Oct. 27, 2004. These will be the next moon eclipses visible from Rappahannock County.
If there is an interest, RLEP will organize other evenings to watch Jupiter, Mars (in August, the planet Mars will be at its closest distance to earth for the last 60,000 years) and other deep sky dfdendors.
To learn mpre about eclipses, check the web at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.go v/eclipse.
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