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Lunar Eclipses

The following diagrams illustrate all the lunar eclipses visible from Reading through the year 2018. Each diagram, along with its corresponding date and time, represents the eclipse maximum. The Moon is the small yellow circle, and the Earth's umbra and penumbra are represented by the large grey circles. A total eclipse occurs when the Moon is wholly within the umbra at maximum eclipse. Penumbral eclipses are not shown.

For a few of the eclipses the maximum eclipse occurs after moonset or before moonrise, the diagram then shows the eclipse at the moment of moonset or moonrise.

2008-02-21
2008-08-16
2009-12-31
21st Feb 2008
03:26 UT (total)
16th Aug 2008
21:10 UT (partial)
31st Dec 2009
19:22 UT (partial)
2010-12-21
2011-06-15
2011-12-10
21st Dec 2010
08:17 UT (total)
15th Jun 2011
20:12 UT (total)
10th Dec 2011
14:31 UT (total)
2013-04-25
2015-09-28
2018-07-27
25th Apr 2013
20:07 UT (partial)
28th Sep 2015
02:47 UT (total)
27th Jul 2018
20:21 UT (total)

 

  

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15th November 2008
7.00pm
Supernova Remnants
Owen Brazell
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Images and description of remnants of stars that have destroyed themselves in the most explosive events in the Universe.

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Mercury
The innermost planet has its best morning apparition of 2008 in late October. Look for it low in the east before dawn, especially on the 27th October when a slender crescent Moon will be close by

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The outer two planets are well placed for spotting during September and October. You can follow their daily movements using binoculars. Finder charts can be found at Sky & Telescope

       
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