Total Eclipse of the Moon
February 20, 2008

Canadian photographer Dominic Cantin captured the above image of the Moon inside Earth's shadow on January 20, 2000.

The NAU Astronomy & Astrobiology Club invites the public to NAU's Atmospheric Research Observatory this Wednesday, February 20 from 6:30pm - 10:30pm to watch a Total Eclipse of the Moon.

Eclipse parameters: 

        Partial Eclipse Begins:  6:43 PM MST
          Total Eclipse Begins:  8:01 PM MST
                   Mid-Eclipse:  8:26 PM MST
            Total Eclipse Ends:  8:51 PM MST
          Partial Eclipse Ends: 10:09 PM MST

Courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC (sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse)

Unfortunately, the weather forcast (as of Feb. 15) is for rain/snow showers Tuesday through Thursday. If things look iffy, call the observatory at 523-7170 to see if anyone is there.

Admission is free, donations are greatly appreciated. Coffee/tea/hot-chocolate will be available. Dress for the cool weather!!!

The NAU observatory is located on the NAU campus, just off San Francisco Street. The easily recognized, dome shaped building lies between McConnell Dr. and Butler Ave., approximately 1/2 mile north of the Walkup Skydome. The map below shows the route (in blue) to take from Milton Road (off the map on the left) to the observatory. The observatory (labeled 47 on the map) is circled in blue.



More eclipse information can be found here.