Total Eclipse of the Moon - Wed 15th June 2011
Don't forget to watch the total lunar eclipse on Wednesday. The eclipse starts at 8:22pm, is total from 9:21 pm to 11:02pm, and ends at 00:02am. It will be visible from all of Africa, although north-west Africa misses the start.
You don't need any special equipment to watch this - it's worth taking a look, especially at the start of the eclipse, when the Moon starts moving into the shadow of the Earth (at 8:22pm).
The next total lunar eclipse will be at a slightly warmer time of the year but it's a long wait - Sept 28th 2015 - and it's at 3am . . .
A map of the sky on eclipse night is at www.planetarium.co.za - the Scorpion should become visible above the Moon during totality. We have a list of eclipse events at the same website. The Planetarium will be running 30 min eclipse shows [7:45pm and 8:45pm] with eclipse viewing and a couple of telescopes.
Saturn in our evening skies
If you haven't seen Saturn yet - it's very easy to spot in the early evenings - looks like a bright, slightly yellowish "star" high in the north (almost overhead). It's very close to the fainter star Porrima, which helps locate it.
Don't forget to watch the total lunar eclipse on Wednesday. The eclipse starts at 8:22pm, is total from 9:21 pm to 11:02pm, and ends at 00:02am. It will be visible from all of Africa, although north-west Africa misses the start.
You don't need any special equipment to watch this - it's worth taking a look, especially at the start of the eclipse, when the Moon starts moving into the shadow of the Earth (at 8:22pm).
The next total lunar eclipse will be at a slightly warmer time of the year but it's a long wait - Sept 28th 2015 - and it's at 3am . . .
A map of the sky on eclipse night is at www.planetarium.co.za - the Scorpion should become visible above the Moon during totality. We have a list of eclipse events at the same website. The Planetarium will be running 30 min eclipse shows [7:45pm and 8:45pm] with eclipse viewing and a couple of telescopes.
Saturn in our evening skies
If you haven't seen Saturn yet - it's very easy to spot in the early evenings - looks like a bright, slightly yellowish "star" high in the north (almost overhead). It's very close to the fainter star Porrima, which helps locate it.
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