Philip P. Pappas, II wrote: > > There will be a total penumbral lunar eclipse on Jan. 31. The moon will > pass entirely through the lighter part of the Earth's shadow without any of > it being in the umbra or darkest portion. I don't know the exact time of > the event. This is a somewhat rare event. I thought that this would be an > excellent opportunity for you dialists to check the functioning of your > sundials (moondials) and to test some of the theories that we discussed last > week. (ie. Does the use of the EOT improve accuracy.) > > The reason that this eclipse is particularly good for sundial readings is > that the moon will be brighter during totality than a normal eclipse and > should cast a more distinct shadow. Of course the sun/earth/moon alignment > will be better than during a partial eclipse also. > > Does anybody know the times for this eclipse? > > John Carmichael
Hello John, In the Netherlands the time for this eclipse is 17:18 MET. That is 16:18 UT As seen in your e-mail you have an offset of -7 hours. At your place than it will be 9:18. I think you will not see any moon (shadow) at that time...... Fer.
