June 2011

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE * JUNE 15, 2011 * VISIBLE FROM AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND INDIA

The Total Lunar Eclipse that took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (not visible in HI),

was a very long eclipse. The period when Earth's shadow completely blocks the Moon -

known as totality, lasted a whopping 1 hour and 40 minutes. The last time the Moon was

covered for this long was July 2000, when it lasted 7 minutes longer. The entire eclipse

lasted a little over 5 1/2 hours. photos from www.space.com

Skywatcher Derek Keats of Johannesburg, South Africa snapped this photo of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 with a Canon EOS 50D camera.

TLE june 15 2011

lunar eclipse 2011 Lunar Eclipse june 2011

Maui was experiencing MOONBOWS during June's Full Moon.

Has anyone seen the moon bows over Maui the past few nights?

A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow, lunar bow or white rainbow)

a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon rather than from direct sunlight.

Moonbows are relatively faint, due to the smaller amount of light reflected from the surface of the moon.

They are always in the opposite part of the sky from the moon.

I wish my camera could have picked up the eery light, but to no avail.

I found these pictures on-line that look just like the one I saw!!

Moonbow Maui 2011

photo from: www.fairiesworld.com

Maui Astronomy Club