We have talked about eclipse’s in class this past week. There is a lunar eclipse moon tonight going into tomorrow. Below is the information in case you want to check it out. The times are for the west side of Michigan so you may need to adjust the times for a few minutes earlier to compensate.
For those who plan to watch it on their own, Headlands offered a handy timeline of the key events on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
- 5:51 a.m. penumbral eclipse begins; Moon will be over the western horizon
- 6:48 a.m. partial phase of eclipse begins
- 7:51 a.m. total lunar eclipse begins (Moon appears reddish brown)
- 7:56 a.m. will be maximum eclipse visibility at Headlands
- 8:01 a.m. Moon will set into Lake Michigan and beyond view for us at Headlands, though eclipse endures; the Sun will be rising in the east at the same dynamic moment!
- 8:29 a.m. maximum eclipse occurs below the horizon for us
- 9:07 a.m. total eclipse completes
- 10:11 a.m. partial eclipse ends
- 11:08 a.m. penumbral eclipse ends
