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Sunday September 27, 2015
from
8:00pm
to
9:30pm |
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Status updated on Sunday 9/27/2015 at 5:00 PM: |
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The ACA observatory will be open from 8:00pm to 9:30pm
for "Open House."
Please come out to see our observatory site, pick up a
2015 schedule,
and have a cup of the Best Free Coffee in Akron.
If skies permit, the observatory will
remain open to view the total lunar eclipse. |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Rare "Super Moon" Total Eclipse!
(the last Total Lunar Eclipse at a convenient time until May 15, 2022)
It looks like a great evening for stargazing; cool
temperatures, low humidity, and clear skies.
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What will we be looking at tonight?
The ACA is hosting a special impromptu star party
to observe the last
in a series of four total lunar eclipses on
September 27th. The series,
called a
tetrad, started with a
total lunar
eclipse on April 15, 2014,
followed by total lunar eclipses on October 8,
2014 and April 4, 2015.
The observatory will be open from 7:30pm to
11:00pm with the
Best Free Coffee in Akron brewing all observing
session.
In addition to observing the lunar eclipse as it
occurs,
star
clusters and double stars will be on our list of
things to view. |
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.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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How the moon will appear just after 10pm
as totality is about to begin
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Sunset: |
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7:17 pm
(EDT) |
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Civil
Twilight: |
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7:42 pm
(EDT) |
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Nautical
Twilight: |
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8:14 pm
(EDT) |
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Astronomical Twilight: |
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8:47 pm
(EDT) |
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Moon phase: |
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100%
(Full Moon) |
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Moonrise: |
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7:03
pm
(EDT)
- Sep 27 |
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Penumbra entered: |
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8:10 pm
(EDT) |
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Umbra entered: |
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9:07 pm
(EDT) |
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Moon at
Perigee: |
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9:48 pm
(EDT) |
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Totality begins: |
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10:11 pm
(EDT) |
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Mid-Eclipse: |
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10:47 pm
(EDT) |
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Totality ends: |
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11:24 pm
(EDT) |
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Umbra left : |
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12:27
am
(EDT)
- Sep 28 |
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Moon transit: |
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1:22 am
(EDT) |
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Penumbra left: |
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1:24
am
(EDT) |
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Moonset: |
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7:51
am
(EDT) |
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Times shown are in UT (Universal Time) and are
4 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
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This is also a rare "Super Moon"
Total Lunar Eclipse!
(A total lunar eclipse when the Moon is at
Perigee
in its orbit)
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The last
time a "Super Moon" was totally eclipsed was
more than 33 years ago -
on July 6, 1982 |
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The next
time a "Super Moon"
will be totally eclipsed
will be 18 years from now -
on April 14, 2033.
And we won't be able
to see it since it occurs
during daylight hours,
and therefore, on the
other side of the Earth! |
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sure to hit the REFRESH / RELOAD button on your browser
(or the <F5> key on your keyboard) for up-to-date information |
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The Jet Stream affects astronomical "seeing" (steadiness of the air)
If
we're in a gray area, seeing will not be as good as in a white area.
If
we're in a white area, the shorter the arrows, the better.
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