[ATMoB-discuss] Lunar Eclipse Project for Amateur Astronomers

[mmotta at massmed.org]

Not to put a damper on this, it is a
great project, but... from Boston area,
moon enters partial phase at 4:50 AM,
and too bright of moon to see anything
really, and moon only 12 degrees above
horizon. Enters totality 5:50AM, 2
degrees above horizon, and then sets as
sun rises at 6:03 AM. So... hard to do
this science project. Worth getting up
for a nice moonset totality though.

Mario

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:28:43 -0400,
"Virginia Renehan" wrote:

> 
> NASA is encouraging amateur astronomers
> to observe tomorrow's lunar eclipse and
> look for lunar meteoroid bursts.  These
> sporadic flashes of light on the lunar
> surface are associated with Helion
> meteors, a variety of meteor believed
to
> come from ancient sungrazing comets
that
> left trails of debris in the vicinity
of
> the sun.  The Earth, Moon, Sun
> orientation during the eclipse is
> apparently the perfect geometry for
> intercepting and observing Helion
> meteoroids.
> 
> Go to the following link for more info:
>
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/27aug_explodingeclipse.htm
>
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