Total Eclipse of the Moon
October 27, 2004

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

The Northern Arizona Astronomy Association invites the public to the NAU Campus observatory this Wednesday, October 27 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm to watch a Total Eclipse of the Moon.

Eclipse parameters: 

        Partial Eclipse Begins:  6:15 PM MST
          Total Eclipse Begins:  7:23 PM MST
                   Mid-Eclipse:  8:04 PM MST
            Total Eclipse Ends:  8:45 PM MST
          Partial Eclipse Ends:  9:54 PM MST

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

Unfortunately, the weather forcast (as of Oct 22) 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.