Set Your Sights for the Lunar Eclipse

February 19, 2008

Tomorrow evening there will be a total eclipse of the moon. February 20 is the month's full moon and the eclipse will take place in the early evening. According to NASA's web site, West Coast viewers will miss the early stages of the partial eclipse because it begins before the moon rises.

The partial eclipse begins at 5:43 p.m. with the total eclipse starting at 7:01 p.m., the mid-eclipse at 7:26 p.m., total eclipse ending at 7:51 p.m. and partial eclipse ending at 9:09 p.m.

The San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers will be hosting the viewing in the parking lot of the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. The group will have powerful telescopes set up for viewing the eclipse anad will also focus on the planet Saturn. Hopefully the cloud cover we are experiencing this morning will have dissipated and the view will be awe inspiring.
Bring your binoculars if you have any. Otherwise come and look through the telescopes and enjoy the amateur astronomers passion for the skies.