FREE Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing Party on Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 8-11pm
Join us to watch the Moon enter Earth’s shadow with our 20" PlaneWave telescopes.Ìý
The party continues at Fiske Planetarium ---ÌýSee the eclipse through binoculars or watchÌýthe new fulldome film Forward! To the Moon at 8pm, 9pm, or 10pm ($5 for adults, $3.50 for students/children/seniors/veterans/military).Ìý
Details of the eclipse:
Duration:Ìý4 hours, 51 minutes, 7 seconds
Duration of totality:Ìý1 hour, 24 minutes, 52 seconds
Moonrise:ÌýMay 15 at 7:59:42 pm
Partial begins:ÌýMay 15 at 8:27:52 pm
Full begins:ÌýMay 15 at 9:29:03 pm
Maximum:ÌýMay 15 at 10:11:28 pm
Full ends:ÌýMay 15 at 10:53:55 pm
Partial ends:ÌýMay 15 at 11:55:07 pm
Want more info on all the eclipses occuringÌýin 2022? Check out this Sky & Telescope magazine article, .
Also, preview the eclipse with this from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.
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Note: This event may be canceled due to inclement weather.
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We observed the Transit of Mercury onÌýNovember 11, 2019 fromÌý8-11am.Ìý
Despite the clouds and periodic snow, we watched Mercury cross (transit) in front of the Sun.ÌýSommers-Bausch Observatory and Fiske Planetarium hosted live events.Ìý
MercuryÌýappeared as a tiny dot moving across the brilliant Sun. Why wasÌýthis a big deal?ÌýThis astronomical rarity will only occur 14 times this century. The next transit observable in North America won’t happen until 2049. The only other planet we can see cross in front of the Sun is Venus. The last transit of Venus occurred in 2012 and the next one won’t happen until 2117.
The only safe way to view this astronomical event is through a special solar telescope or projected via a Heliostat or Sunspotter. REMEMBER! Looking at the Sun directly or through a telescope without proper protection can lead to serious and permanent vision damage.
TheÌýevent was FREE! The hosted a livestream from space and theÌý hosted aÌýlivestream from CTIO in ChileÌýtoo.