Total
Lunar Eclipse in Arizona
But
Clouds and Rain Might Spoil It
The
evening of Wednesday October 27th is when Arizonans might see
a spectacular total eclipse of the moon. I say might because a
storm moving in from the Pacific will bring clouds and showers
to the state and may steal the show. Check the latest clouds by
going to our web cam page here:
Web
cams and satellite picture
The
infrared satellite picture in the middle of our web cam page will
tell the story. If it is bright white or there are some colors
of red, pink and purple it means the clouds are over us. However,
this eclipse is still worth looking for since the eclipsed moon
may poke in and out of the clouds for over an hour. Here are the
details:
Partial
Eclipse Begins 6:14 pm
Total
Eclipse Begins 7:23 pm
Total
Eclipse Ends 8:45 pm
Partial
Eclipse Ends 9:54 pm
In
the above picture, times are shown in Pacific Daylight which is
the same as mountain standard time. You can read more about the
eclipse from NASA at:
The
NASA Eclipse Home Page
According
to the baseball experts I have heard, this is the first time an
eclipse has occurred during a World Series Game. However, rain
and fog is in the forecast for St. Louis, so baseball fans may
not get to see the show either.
If
you get a good picture of the eclipse, forward it to me and I
will post it here on this page after the eclipse.
Please
feel free to forward this page to your friends and relatives.
Thank
you,
ed@azalmanac.com
The
Arizona Almanac
www.azalmanac.com
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