News tagged with lunar eclipses
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Astronomer urges researchers everywhere to study Venus transit
(Phys.org) -- Jay Pasachoff, Director of Hopkins Observatory, Chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College and Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, has written a commentary piece published in the ...
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Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse
Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.
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Dec 11, 2011 |
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LRO observes final lunar eclipse of the year
(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on Dec. 10, 2011.
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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Last full lunar eclipse for 3 years this weekend
(AP) -- The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won't be another one for three years.
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Southern hemisphere to glimpse year's last solar eclipse
The tip of South Africa, Tasmania and most of New Zealand will -- weather permitting -- enjoy a partial eclipse of the Sun on Friday although the handful of hardy scientists in Antarctica will get the best view, according ...
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Nov 24, 2011 |
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Volcano ash turns Asian eclipse blood red
(AP) -- Asian and African night owls were treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano turned it blood red for some viewers.
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Lunar eclipse turns moon blood red
The longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade turned the moon blood red on Thursday, yielding a rare visual treat for stargazers across a large swathe of the planet from Australia to Europe.
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Total lunar eclipse set for Africa, Middle East, C. Asia
Astronomers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia were hoping for clear skies on Wednesday to enjoy a total lunar eclipse, the first of 2011 and the longest in nearly 11 years.
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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LRO takes extreme close-up of eclipse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting about 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on June 15, says Noah Petro, Associate Project ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Total lunar eclipse next week, not visible in US
(AP) -- The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe.
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Jun 11, 2011 |
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New lunar eclipse video released
(PhysOrg.com) -- In anticipation of the upcoming lunar eclipse later this month, NASA has released a new video that shows how lunar eclipses work.
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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And the Moon is eclipsed by the Earth
On June 15 there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from Australia, Indonesia, southern Japan, India, a large area of Asia, Africa, Europe and the eastern part of South America. This is expected to be one ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday
Early risers in Madrid, London and Paris take note.
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Jan 03, 2011 |
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Image: Discovery and the Lunar Eclipse
Space shuttle Discovery waits to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early morning hours of Dec 21, 2010, with the beginning ...
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Dec 21, 2010 |
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Red Moon: Lunar eclipse makes memorable solstice (Update 3)
Skygazers with a clear view in North America and Europe were greeted with a celestial treat early Tuesday, as a unique total lunar eclipse turned the Moon pink, coppery or even a blood red.
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Dec 21, 2010 |
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