[meteorite-list] Lunar Eclipse

From: moni waiblinger-seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:40 2004
Message-ID: <Law14-F44LQONSrpe0O0001fbdc_at_hotmail.com>

Hi List!

The eclipse here in Sacramento was just as beautiful. The moon was large,
but not too orange.
I have to agree, the sky was still bright in spite of the moon being almost
all covered by the Earth's shadow.

Moni


taken from Spaceweather.com

IRIDIUM FLARES: Sky watchers in the western and central United States are
favored to see some pleasing Iridium flares during tonight's lunar
eclipse. "Some cities that will have decent flares are Phoenix, Salt Lake
City, El Paso, Minneapolis, Omaha and Missoula," says space scientist Rob
Matson of SAIC, who also forecasts Iridium flares for the International
Space Station. Most of tonight's flares will appear higher in the sky than
the moon. "With a wide field of view camera, however, it may be possible
to capture a flare and the moon in the same field of view," notes Matson.

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Received on Fri 16 May 2003 02:02:16 AM PDT