October 2014 Lunar Eclipse

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Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.

Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.

Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.

No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all

Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions

 

Image and Legend taken from TimeandDate.com

 

On October 8, 2014, there will be a total lunar eclipse occuring. If you remember from the post about eclipses, lunar eclipes occur during the full moon phase when the Moon's orbit takes it into the shadow of the Earth. As you can see from the image above, Anyone in the intense red region in the middle of the map will get to see the entirety of the lunar eclipse. I live in Pittsburgh, USA, so I will only get to see the beginning just before the sun rises and the moon sets. If you live in China, you will get to see the ending, just after sunset/moonrise.

Another cool thing about this lunar eclipse is due to the sunlight filtering through the atmosphere, the Moon will appear reddish in color.

 

Here are the times of the lunar eclipse in Universal Time (UTC) -24 hour clock. Add or subtract the appropriate number of hours to get your local time.

• Penumbral eclipse begins (the Moon enters the penumbra of the Earth's shadow) - 8:17
• Partial eclipse begins (Moon enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow) - 9:18
• Full Eclipse begins (Moon entirely in the umbra) - 10:27
• Maximum Eclipse - 10:55
• Full Eclipse ends (Moon begins to leave the umbra) - 11:22
• Partial Eclipse ends (Moon leaves the umbra entirely) - 12:32
• Penumbral Eclipse ends (Moon leaves the penumbra entirely) - 13:32