Total Lunar Eclipse - October 27, 2004

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Total Lunar Eclipse info for Gilford area.

Total Eclipse of the Moon

GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

W071 26, N43 32

Eastern Daylight Time

Moonrise 2004 Oct 27 17:32
Moon enters penumbra 2004 Oct 27 20:05.5
Moon enters umbra 2004 Oct 27 21:14.3
Moon enters totality 2004 Oct 27 22:23.4

Middle of eclipse 2004 Oct 27 23:04.0

Moon leaves totality 2004 Oct 27 23:44.6
Moon leaves umbra 2004 Oct 28 00:53.7
Moon leaves penumbra 2004 Oct 28 02:02.7
Moonset 2004 Oct 28 07:45


Information regarding viewing in other locations (http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.html).

Some general info (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2004Oct28/TLE2004Oct28.html) about a Lunar Eclipse…

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Live view of eclipse taken from the Canary Islands (www.saros.org)...

{Livecam from Meliá Tamarindos Hotel (San Agustín -Gran Canaria - Canary Islands) - 27º45'N - 15º32'W }

http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/astroeducaweb/etl04/imglive/live2.jpg

NOTE:
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 00:05:35 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: 01:14:25 UT
Total Eclipse Begins: 02:23:28 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 03:04:06 UT
Total Eclipse Ends: 03:44:43 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 04:53:44 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 06:02:44 UT

[glennsteely]

I stayed up to watch it last night, it was erie. The sky was perfect and it was chilly, but the color was cool. Here in this God forsaken place called New Jersey, we dont get clear skies that often and when we do, there are too many lights and you can only see a few stars. The first time my wife and I went up together (to the lake) we went out to Rattlesnake at night and drifted in the boat to see if we could catch glimpse of some falling stars, and she could not believe what the sky looked like. She had never seen it like that before. I love the lake. And I am itching for a trip, next spring I hope....... :)

[Grant]

Glennsteely --

You're lucky, because over on this side of the river (just north of Philly), the cloud cover took over just before the event. I'd been outside just before the Sox game began, and there were some thin, broken clouds through which the moon was clearly visible. Went outside around 10:15 to view the start of the event, and it was completely overcast. Oh well. But we did catch the last one -- I think it was last year, maybe the year before -- and that was pretty cool. Go Eagles. ;)

[glennsteely]

It was last year, I think. I saw it too. Last night there were a few clouds bu not enough to hinder the view. I am just south of Philly, across the river, inland a bit.

[SIKSUKR]

Even the planets aligned for the SOXS!! SS

[chocophile]

Here is a very understandable explanation of lunar eclipses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse