Partial Lunar Eclipse on 17 Aug 2008

[weixing]

Hi,
There will be a partial lunar eclipse on 17 Aug 2008 from 02:23am am to 07:57am local time.

Below are the lunar eclipse timing:
P1 -> 16 Aug 2008 18:23:07 UT (17 Aug 2008 02:23:07 SGT)
U1 -> 16 Aug 2008 19:35:47 UT (17 Aug 2008 03:35:47 SGT)
Greatest Eclipse -> 16 Aug 2008 21:10:08 UT (17 Aug 2008 05:10:08 SGT)
U4 -> 16 Aug 2008 22:44:38 UT (17 Aug 2008 06:44:38 SGT)
P4 -> 16 Aug 2008 23:57:06 UT (17 Aug 2008 07:57:06 SGT)

NASA link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2008Aug16P.GIF
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2008-Fig06.pdf

Below is the star chart for Singapore when the partial lunar eclipse is at greatest:

Not sure whether will I be able to take a photo of the Lunar Eclipse myself as I'm going to Astronomy 2008 on 16 Aug 2008 (full day + night event), but hope some of you can...

Happy shooting and have a nice day.

PS: Neptune is quite near the Moon during the eclipse.

 

[redstone]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[redstone]

5am... hmm... anyone shooting this? I don't have tele lens.

 

[insanekvn]

5am morning?

 

[enginecadet]

Entire sky is cloudy.

Think no chance to get a shot at the eclipse.

 

[labla]

Entire sky is cloudy.

Think no chance to get a shot at the eclipse.

ya I think i will just stay awake to watch it since i have scool work to rush ANYWAY... try to see whether i can get a few shots with PNS hahahahah den can go sleep after that.

 

[redstone]

Sky looks clear. 6 hours to eclipse

 

[tariful]

nice i will be shooting

 

[Octarine]

Pasir Ris looks bright and clear ... let's hope it stays so.

 

[mccm33]

We join in the view .hope to get something .

Cheers .

 

[edisonong]

wee... so far at bukitbatok is clear. but by 5am i dont know where the moon will move -_-

 

[tariful]

currently the moon is directly above my flat

 

[edisonong]

XD haha same same.. just now 8pm is at the east side now ontop me.. HDB leh.. i hope by 5am we will get a better view..

 

[mccm33]

wee... so far at bukitbatok is clear. but by 5am i dont know where the moon will move -_-

We think will be 30 degree earth surface .

 

[labla]

Haiz 2 more hrs to eclipse but i am too tired. SO gonna sleep goodnite! shall see photos taken tomorrow instead TAKE NICE PHOTOS GUYS

 

[edisonong]

Ps sia, jk hmm i also sleep ler.. later wake up try find the red moon kekeke

 

[tariful]

Living in west coast Road 13th story :S hopefully get good shots

 

[Octarine]

Does anybody know a good location in the East?

 

[redstone]

Moon's gonna set in the west. It's the MOON! U can see it anywhere as long as it's unblocked! -_-"

 

[redstone]

It just occurred to me that Singapore's time is one hour in advance of our portion of the international time division. Indonesia's time is "correct" for the time zoning for geographic position. So, everything is +7 UT? :think: