See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.
The Sun will beam down directly on the equator giving us just about equal amounts of day and night in most parts of the world.
Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.
NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 8:30pm! Even if the event goes later.
see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…
Maximum eclipse is at 10:55am UTC.
Decent viewing from Western USA, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, China.
*** TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL! ***
This night is also the peak for Draconids Meteor Shower, which would normally be fairly washed out by the full moon… but during the eclipse, you’ll have a better chance of spotting these 10 or so meteors per hour. Good luck!
October’s Full Moon is the “Harvest Moon” (English), “Hunter’s Moon” (Native American), “Travel Moon”, “Dying Grass Moon”, “Blood Moon”, or “Sharad Poornima”.
Details about NOVAC meetings can be found at http://www.novac.com/meetings/ – including information about the club’s informal pre-meeting dinners.
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