Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes completely through the Earth’s dark shadow, or umbra. During this type of eclipse, the Moon will gradually get darker and then take on a rusty or blood red color. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, Africa, western and central Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Western Australia.
Cloudy skies and a likely thunderstorm or two will make this evening unsuitable for viewing the skies with telescopes and binoculars.
Hoping for clear skies in September and beyond,
R J ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.
For more information on the event and the flyer – http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/stargaze/
All of the weather forecasts agree that cloud cover will increase after 15:00 to ‘mostly cloudy’ (or worse). Transparency “too cloudy to forecast” and seeing poor to impossible won’t allow us to show the public wonders of the night sky.
Hoping for better conditions in 2019,
R J ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.