October 27 - 28, 2004 Lunar Eclipse The WCAC with McKinley Museum/Hoover Price Planetarium hosted a public Lunar Eclipse program on Wednesday evening, October 27th. Telescopes were set up on the plaza of the McKinley Monument at the top of the steps. The start time was 7:30 pm.
October 27 - 28 Eclipse timeline (times are eastern):
Below are some pics. Click on link to enlarge it.
- 8:05pm - Moon enters penumbra
- 9:14pm - Partial eclipse begins (Moon enters umbra)
- 10:23pm - Total eclipse begins
- 11:45pm - Total eclipse ends
- 12:54am - Partial eclipse ends (Moon leaves umbra)
- 2:03am - Moon leaves penumbra
From John Waechter, click on image to enlarge it (1Mb), close new window to return
Nikon D70 camera- taken at 22:15 - 300mm lens - f/11 - 4 seconds
From John Waechter, click on image to enlarge it (2Mb), close new window to return
Nikon D70 camera- taken at 22:24 - prime focus 4" Tak - f/8 - 5 seconds
From John Waechter, click on image to enlarge it (2Mb), close new window to return
Nikon D70 camera-taken at 22:28 - prime focus 4" Tak - f/8 - 6 seconds
John Bartucci, Cannon digital, 200mm zoom lens and 2x doubler.Also from John Bartucci,
Time lapse eclipse VIDEO with music - Lunar Eclipse.wmv (3.5Mb)
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