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Slooh is a robotic telescope service that can be viewed live through a web browser. It was not the first robotic telescope, but it was the first that offered "live" viewing through a telescope via the web. [2] Other online telescopes traditionally email a picture to the recipient. The site has a patent on their live image processing method. [3]
A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [ 1 ] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit.
Solar eclipses on the Moon are caused when the planet Earth passes in front of the Sun and blocks its light. Viewers on Earth experience a lunar eclipse during a solar eclipse on the Moon. These solar eclipses are only seen in the near side portion and smaller parts of the far side where Earth is seen during librations, these areas of the moon ...
What time is the partial lunar eclipse tonight? The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across parts of North America tonight, including in the New York City area. Here are times you should ...
The partial lunar eclipse shone bright across a portion of the planet this week.. Unlike a total lunar eclipse, a partial lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are in an imperfect ...
According to NASA, the moon will enter Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 PM EDT, but it's the peak of the eclipse that viewers will want to witness. While the moon will slightly dim around 10:13 p.m ...
Lists of lunar eclipses. There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. [1] Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background highlight. See also: List of lunar eclipses, List of 20th-century lunar ...
Peeking through the clouds just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, the Harvest supermoon emerged through the clouds over the Atlantic Ocean in Florida. The eclipse was expected to peak around 10:44 p.m ...