>From: "Matthew Moskwik" <mpmoskwik at hotmail.com>
>To: <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
>Subject: Lunar Eclipse at Sunset on Thursday Night
>Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 17:51:50 -0700
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I wanted everyone to know that there is going to be a lunar eclipse on
>Thursday evening. I don't know how many of you have seen one, but they
>take
>place when the moon enters the Earth's shadow and turns coppery red and
>orange. The time to start watching for the eclipse will be shortly after
>sunset or around 8:30 P.M. for West Coast residents. Others out of our
>area, check your local sunset times in the newspapers or online at
>http://skyandtelescope.com/obloc.asp Face east after sunset and look for
>the eclipsed Moon rising in the East-to-Southeast sky (if you don't have a
>flat horizon, you might have to wait longer for the moon to rise). The
>moon
>will already be in eclipse (in the Earth's shadow), so it will appear dark
>and red. At 9:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, the moon will begin to leave
>the shadow and over the next hour (until 10:17 P.M. PDT), you will be able
>to watch the moon slowly leave the shadow and brighten back into its full
>splendor. This should be a great event, if our skies are clear. If anyone
>has any questions, feel free to email me, and I will try to respond before
>the event. For more information go to
>http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_923_1.asp
>Good luck to everyone and enjoy the show.
>
>Matthew Moskwik
Cheney, WA

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