August 21, 2007



Longest lunar eclipse in 7 years expected on August 28th

During the early morning hours of Aug. 28, astronomers say sky watchers around much of the world will be able to watch as the moon crosses the Earth's shadow, becoming completely immersed for nearly 90 minutes -- a much longer period of time than occurs during most lunar eclipses. NASA said the event will begin 3:54 a.m. EDT, Aug. 28. The eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia and most of the Americas but not from Africa or Europe.
What the fuck -- are we moving slower?? Should I be worried?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

not unless the bombs start dropping just east of Iraq!
siri@legitgov.org

Anonymous said...

orbits are ellipses, not circles.
moon moves faster when closer to earth, slower when farther away.

Anonymous said...

I'd really like to see a solar eclipse some day, but a lunar eclipse is a distinct non-event in my book. The moon gets orange/red and then goes black..then the reverse happens - - really nothing that special.

Anonymous said...

What parts of Asia?