Been hearing this news that there will be another partial lunar eclipse event this Saturday, June 26, 2010. I just got the details here via philastrosoceity ml and it reminded me to be here at home and set up my camera and lenses. thanks to victoria for the info.
read below for the lunar eclipse sched
Don't forget to watch the partial lunar eclipse this coming Saturday June 26 - the first of two lunar eclipses in 2010. The second will be a total eclipse on December 21, 2010.photo above by: ronald guanzon, Partial Lunar Eclipse of January 1, 2010
It will be visible after sunset from Australia and eastern Asia. It will be seen before sunrise setting over western North and South America
Wherever you will be, please observe. And for the astrophotographers in the group, kindly click on those cameras for posterity. Share these with us ha.
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Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 26, 2010 (Source: Astronomia.org)
The eclipse magnitude is 0.537.
Contacts
Date
Time (UTC)
Date (local) Time
First contact with penumbra
06 26
08:57.4
06 26
16:57.4
First contact with umbra
06 26
10:17.0
06 26
18:17.0
Mid of total eclipse
06 26
11:38.5
06 26
19:38.5
Last contact with umbra
06 26
12:59.9
06 26
20:59.9
Last contact with penumbra
06 26
14:19.5
06 26
22:19.5
source: victoria of philastrosociety
