Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #10: There's A Moon Out Tonight"
Answers = A - B - A
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Lunar Eclipse Diagrams -- for your lawn chair viewing spot (see below)
+ Eclipse Photos from our friend Kevin [K1KMO] in LA! (see below)
Good morning/evening,
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We hope you discovered something interesting during the time we spent together on the Insomniac Net last night.
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In fact, for many of us on the Check-In List tonight, we should see a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse -- during which the full moon will turn a bright orange-red.
LW remembers seeing his first "Blood Moon" during the early AM hours of March 13, 1960 back in Hershey, PA when he was 9-years old.
So, how much do you know about Lunar Eclipses?
Please give us your best answers for each of the following 3 TRUE or FALSE questions, by using the (reuseable) answers of "A"=TRUE or "B"=FALSE.
Question #1: The term Blood Moon can be and is usually applied to any and all Total Lunar Eclipses, because the dispersed light from all the Earth’s sunrises and sunsets falls on the face of the moon at mid-eclipse -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.
The full moon nearly always appears coppery red
during a total lunar eclipse.
That’s because the dispersed light from all the Earth’s sunrises and sunsets falls on the face of the moon at mid-eclipse.
Thus the term blood moon can be and probably is applied to any and all total lunar eclipses.
It’s only in years where volcanic activity is pronounced that the moon’s face during a total lunar eclipse might appear more brownish or gray in color.
Usually, the moon looks red. We astronomy writers often say it looks blood red. Why? Because it sounds dramatic, and a lunar eclipse is a dramatic natural event.
Read more here: Why does the moon look red during a total lunar eclipse?
Question
#2: A Total Lunar Eclipse occurs when
the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth -- True or False?That’s because the dispersed light from all the Earth’s sunrises and sunsets falls on the face of the moon at mid-eclipse.
Thus the term blood moon can be and probably is applied to any and all total lunar eclipses.
It’s only in years where volcanic activity is pronounced that the moon’s face during a total lunar eclipse might appear more brownish or gray in color.
Usually, the moon looks red. We astronomy writers often say it looks blood red. Why? Because it sounds dramatic, and a lunar eclipse is a dramatic natural event.
Read more here: Why does the moon look red during a total lunar eclipse?
A. True, or
B. False.
Generally, a Total Solar Eclipse occurs when
the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth; a Total Lunar Eclipse occurs when
the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon.
A total lunar eclipse is one of the most dramatic and beautiful – and easiest-to-view – of all astronomical events.
During a total lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon form a line in space.
Earth’s shadow falls on the face of the moon.
An entire hemisphere of Earth can see the eclipse, that is, the whole side of Earth on which it’s nighttime when the eclipse takes place.
No special equipment needed. Just grab your lawn chair, go outside and plan to spend several hours watching the partial phases of the eclipse, followed by the totality itself, when the moon is completely covered by Earth’s shadow.
Question
#3: The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 14-15, 2014 is the first one in the
2014-2015 lunar
tetrad** (i.e., four consecutive total
lunar eclipses, spaced at six lunar months apart from one another) -- True or False?A total lunar eclipse is one of the most dramatic and beautiful – and easiest-to-view – of all astronomical events.
During a total lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon form a line in space.
Earth’s shadow falls on the face of the moon.
An entire hemisphere of Earth can see the eclipse, that is, the whole side of Earth on which it’s nighttime when the eclipse takes place.
No special equipment needed. Just grab your lawn chair, go outside and plan to spend several hours watching the partial phases of the eclipse, followed by the totality itself, when the moon is completely covered by Earth’s shadow.
A. True, or
B. False.
These are the dates for the upcoming tetrad – four successive total lunar eclipses – in these years.
How common is a tetrad of total lunar eclipses? Depending upon the century in which you live, a lunar tetrad (four consecutive total lunar eclipses, spaced at six lunar months apart from one another) may happen fairly frequently – or not at all.
For instance, in our 21st century (2001-2100), there are a total 8 tetrads, but in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, there were none at all. If we include all the centuries from the 1st century (AD 1-100) through the 21st century (2001-2100), inclusive, there are a total of 62 tetrads. The last one occurred in 2003-2004, and the next one after the 2014-2015 tetrad will happen in 2032-2033.
[SOURCE:Please see list below]
2014:
Total lunar eclipse: April 14-15
Total lunar eclipse: October 8
2015:
Total lunar eclipse: April 4
Total lunar eclipse: September 28
There are a total of 8 tetrads in the 21st century (2001 to 2100). Total lunar eclipse: April 14-15
Total lunar eclipse: October 8
2015:
Total lunar eclipse: April 4
Total lunar eclipse: September 28
How common is a tetrad of total lunar eclipses? Depending upon the century in which you live, a lunar tetrad (four consecutive total lunar eclipses, spaced at six lunar months apart from one another) may happen fairly frequently – or not at all.
For instance, in our 21st century (2001-2100), there are a total 8 tetrads, but in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, there were none at all. If we include all the centuries from the 1st century (AD 1-100) through the 21st century (2001-2100), inclusive, there are a total of 62 tetrads. The last one occurred in 2003-2004, and the next one after the 2014-2015 tetrad will happen in 2032-2033.
(1a) What is a Blood Moon?
(1b) Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses
(2) Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse
(3) Total Eclipse of the Moon: April 15, 2014 (by Fred Espenak)
*Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse: West in Europe, Parts of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, Much of North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
**What is a tetrad? It’s four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months (six full moons)
Lunar Eclipse Diagrams -- for your lawn chair viewing spot
The following diagrams (in high resolution) show the Moon's path through Earth's shadows during April's eclipse.
The times of major eclipse stages are given for time zones throughout North America.
Please choose the diagram for your own time zone.
Each diagram is a GIF file with a size of about 110 KB.- Eclipse Diagram for GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for ADT (Atlantic Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for CDT (Central Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time)
- Eclipse Diagram for HST (Hawaiian Standard Time)
A tip of the xylophone to Jonathon [VA7CJB] for coming up with a better song title for the ++ Quote ++ section: Cat Stevens' 1971 hit Moonshadow!
++ QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY ++ -- from The Capris (peaked at Billboard position # 3 in 1961)
“There's a (moon out tonight) whoa-oh-oh ooh
Let's go strollin'
There's a (girl in my heart) whoa-oh-oh ooh
Whose heart I've stolen
There's a moon out tonight (whoa-oh-oh ooh)
Let's go strollin' through the park (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)”
[SOURCE: The Capris' There's A Moon Out Tonight]
++ And Did You Know...? (with a wave to Big Al) ++
Often, LW will try to find a song to use as the ++ Quote of the Day ++ that is somehow related to the current Net's topic.
For tonight's Net, two songs immediately came to mind:
The Capris' There's A Moon Out Tonight and Van Morrison's Moondance.
Obviously, The Capris song was used for the Quote.
However, you may see Moondance lyrics again around the next Total Lunar Eclipse (October 8, 2014).
Well, it's a marvelous night for
a Moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush
[Chorus:]
Can I just have one a' more Moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love
[SOURCE:
Van
Morrison's Moondance]With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush
[Chorus:]
Can I just have one a' more Moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love
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Updated 2014-04-15 PMFrom our friend Kevin [K1KMO] in LA!
Hey Shelley and LW!
Here was our view in LA while the Insomniac net was on. An exciting night....
73!
-- Kevin K1KMO
Thank you!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
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