Photo Opportunity - Lunar Eclipse Early Saturday Morning

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The diagram shows where the moon will be ink the western sky at 5 am about 20 minutes or so after the partial eclipse has started

Put your camera on a tripod, have fun, and at least enjoy the event!

Eclipse 5am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there are hills on your horizon, or you live in a valley...the moon may be obscured by the hills at Totality

This diagram is for 6:30 am near Mid-eclipse

Mid eclipse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For details about the eclipse go to Sky & Telescopes web site

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/A-Dawn-Eclipse-of-the-Moon-134436603.html

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You have almost an hour  when the Moon is Totally eclipsed from 6:05 to to 6:57 am

But Moon will be really low in the sky in the North West , it will set when the sun rises.

Sunrise Saturday morning is: 7:39am

December 10th's Total Lunar Eclipse
Event

UT

CSTMSTPST
Penumbra first visible?12:056:05 a.m.5:05 a.m.4:05 a.m.
Partial eclipse begins12:456:45 a.m.5:45 a.m.4:45 a.m.
Total eclipse begins14:057:05 a.m.6:05 a.m.
Mid-eclipse14:327:32 a.m.6:32 a.m.

Total eclipse ends

14:577:57 a.m.6:57 a.m.
Partial eclipse ends16:18

 

Enjoy!!!

 

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