The partial lunar eclipse of June 26 2010 will be visible over eastern Asia, Australasia, the Pacific, and (partially) the Americas. The Moon will be about half covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse; the umbral magnitude is 0.542.
The partial eclipse will begin at 10:16:32 UT and end over 2½ hours later at 13:00:19 UT, with the moment of greatest eclipse at 11:38:29 UT. The penumbral phases of the eclipse begin at 08:55:34 UT and end at 14:21:25 UT; these will be visible over a slightly larger area.
More information on this eclipse may be found at Fred Espenak's site.
The following map shows the areas where the partial eclipse will be visible:
Visibility of the partial eclipse.
This map shows the position of the Moon (the cross in the centre) at the time of maximum eclipse. The darkened area sees the whole partial eclipse; the pink areas to the right see only the beginning; and the blue areas on the left see the end.
|
Copyright (C) 1995-2005 Ian Cameron Smith.
|
