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Total lunar eclipse on Wednesday will be a rare "Selenelion"
Posted on 10/7/14 at 6:59 am
Posted on 10/7/14 at 6:59 am
quote:More Info
On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a "selenelion," a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen.
And indeed, during a lunar eclipse, the sun and moon are exactly 180 degrees apart in the sky. In a perfect alignment like this (called a "syzygy"), such an observation would seem impossible. But thanks to Earth's atmosphere, the images of both the sun and moon are apparently lifted above the horizon by atmospheric refraction. This allows people on Earth to see the sun for several extra minutes before it actually has risen and the moon for several extra minutes after it has actually set.
As a consequence of this atmospheric trick, for many localities east of the Mississippi River, watchers will have a chance to observe this unusual sight firsthand. Weather permitting, you could have a short window of roughly 2 to 9 minutes (depending on your location) with the possibility of simultaneously seeing the sun rising in the east while the eclipsed full moon is setting in the west.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:02 am to When in Rome
Cool stuff, Rome.
Carl Jung loves using this word. I've never seen it used anywhere else. Interesting.
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syzygy
Carl Jung loves using this word. I've never seen it used anywhere else. Interesting.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:03 am to When in Rome
Wish I was gonna be east of the Miss River.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:08 am to When in Rome
Yeah ok, if we're going to teach our kids about evolution we might as well teach them this hocus pocus too.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:22 am to When in Rome
Very cool stuff. Might have to set the alarm a few minutes early.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:24 am to When in Rome
Yeah, I know.
I am the one that makes stuff like this possible
I am the one that makes stuff like this possible
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:47 am to LucasP
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Yeah ok, if we're going to teach our kids about global warming we might as well teach them this hocus pocus too.
fixed
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:54 am to When in Rome
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:57 am to gthog61
No shite. Now for history class we'll learn about the Starks downfall in Westoros. fricking liberal bullshite.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 8:00 am to When in Rome
And so it begins.
Save the cheerleader. Save the world.
Save the cheerleader. Save the world.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 8:16 am to LucasP
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No shite. Now for history class we'll learn about the Starks downfall in Westoros. fricking liberal bullshite.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 9:09 am to When in Rome
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for many localities east of the Mississippi River
I wonder if 1 mile east counts..
Posted on 10/7/14 at 9:28 am to When in Rome
Pretty cool. I'll try to be up and about early enough to check this out.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 10:10 am to When in Rome
Another point for atlanta > nola
Posted on 10/7/14 at 10:39 am to Doc Fenton
quote:This was the original name for the company that would become Atari.
syzygy
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