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newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

Has anyone seen anything about this in the Korean news?

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/archive/news/2007/08/25/20070825p2a00m0na024000c.html

Japan awaits total lunar eclipse

Japanese stargazers are looking forward to a total lunar eclipse which will be visible over the country for the first time in 6 1/2 years on Tuesday, as the moon is covered by Earth's shadow.

Officials at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan said that the moon will rise over Tokyo at 6:11 p.m. on Tuesday, with about one-third of it invisible. The total lunar eclipse, in which the whole moon enters that shadow cast by Earth, will last for about 1 1/2 hours from 6:52 p.m.

After that more of the moon will gradually become visible, and the lunar spectacle will end at 9:24 p.m. (Mainichi)

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

It looks like we will be able to see the total eclipse but I haven't yet been able to figure out the time it begins in Seoul/South Korea.

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html

mithridates · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject:

The total eclipse goes from 6:51 pm to 8:22 pm. Apparently the moon won't rise until 7:05.

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

Thank you Mith! Looks like it will be difficult to see, but we might catch the tail end at sunset..interesting.

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

They're awfully boring, to anyone who's never seen one.

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

I agree with spinoza. Boring. I've seen several lunar eclipses in Australia. They just don't cut it after a total solar eclipse.

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Doubt if the weather forecast for Tuesday will let us see the eclipse around Korea.

IlIlNine · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo

Speaking of total solar eclispes ..

Next one's a little less than a year away!

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2008Aug01T.GIF

Optimus Prime · Joined: 05 Jul 2007

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2007/08/27/6360_opinion.html

http://www.abc.net.au/perth/stories/s2016764.htm?backyard

A couple of Oz articles on the lunar eclipse, which will be broadcast live on the Discovery Channel:

"The Discovery channel is hosting a live broadcast of the eclipse on the internet, including a live webchat with Clayden. He's using a small telescope with a webcam in the back and will broadcast the images. The telescope will track the moon from start to finish during the lunar eclipse and broadcast in real time the images.

To ensure that the webcast isn't clouded out, organisers have enlisted the help of telescopes across the country. ``We have telescopes right up the eastern seaboard. There is one at the Talbot observatory in Victoria and another in Tasmania,'' Clayden says. Regardless of how you intend to view the eclipse, Mr Clayden reminds us that the full moon has a habit of bringing out our animal instincts. ``We might all be lunatics, so go out and have a look at it.''

And yes, I know Australia is not in Korea. But Darwin & Adelaide are in the same time zone as Korea / Japan. EST is 30 mins ahead without daylight saving, & WA is 1 hour behind Central time. I'll have a look tonight.

newton kabiddles · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

very cloudy, doesn't look like we'll be able to see it.

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

canuckistan · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:40 am Post subject:

Like the planetary retard that I am I got up at 4:15 AM this morning to check it out (it's 5:56 AM right now) but the moon was too low on the horizon from where we live.
Would have had to jump in the car and drive to a better vantage point.
Surfing Dave's from a chair seemed like a lot less effort Very Happy