Total Lunar Eclipse

[jpcello]

Leaving Sunday for 7-day Bahamas cruise from NY on Oasis. Just read that Sunday night there's a total lunar eclipse:

 

The visible part of the eclipse will begin around 10:30 p.m. ET on May 15, NASA says, when the moon enters Earth's shadow. Totality, when the moon is fully covered by our planet's shadow, follows around midnight, lasting about an hour and a half. It will end around 2 a.m. ET. 

 

We're in a grand suite, so we'll have access to Deck 17 suite sun deck - should be perfect viewing.

[island lady]

Thanks for the heads up.  🙂 

 

Full moon is the following day on the 16th.   Hoping for clear skies...will be quite the show!  

[alfaeric]

We are on the same sailing, and have similar plans. Should be nice to see. 

[Jimbo]

Not sure you have to stay up  so late, the Maximum Eclipse with be just after midnight at 12:11am Richmond Virginia and Florida pretty match match up.

 

May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Richmond

Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am EDT

 

 

 

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Penumbral Eclipse Starts

Partial Eclipse Starts

Full Eclipse Starts

Maximum Eclipse

Full Eclipse Ends

Partial Eclipse Ends

Penumbral Eclipse The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Richmond. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EDT) for Richmond.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
9:32 pmSun, May 15		Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	129°	14.6°
10:27 pmSun, May 15		Partial Eclipse beginsPartial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	140°	22.0°
11:29 pmSun, May 15		Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.	154°	28.2°
12:11 amMon, May 16		Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow.	164°	30.9°
12:53 amMon, May 16		Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends.	176°	32.1°
1:55 amMon, May 16		Partial Eclipse endsPartial moon eclipse ends.	192°	31.0°
2:50 amMon, May 16		Penumbral Eclipse endsThe Earth's penumbra ends.	206°	27.2°

[aunursa]

April 8, 2024 will see a total solar eclipse starting in Mexico and going through the eastern United States into Canada. Mazatlan will have 4 minutes of total darkness, yet I haven't found one cruise ship that is scheduled to take advantage of this phenomenon.