The total lunar eclipse of November 9 2003 will be visible over the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The penumbral eclipse -- the least exciting, and hardest to see part -- will begin at 22:15:10 UT on November 8 and end at 04:21:58 UT on November 9. It will be visible from Europe, Asia and Africa when it begins around Moonset, and the Americas as it ends at around Moonrise.
The partial eclipse will begin at 23:32:30 UT on November 8 and end just over 3½ hours later at 03:04:34 UT on November 9, and will be visible from a slightly smaller area. The total eclipse is quite short-lived, lasting for just 24 minutes; it begins at 01:06:17 UT on November 9 and ends at 01:30:48 UT on November 9, with the moment of greatest eclipse at 01:18:33 UT on November 9. It is visible over Europe and Africa, western Asia, and most of the Americas.
The total eclipse should be a spectacular sight, with the Moon tainted dark red by the Earth's atmosphere. Don't miss it!
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.
The following map shows the areas where the total eclipse will be visible:
Visibility of the total 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 total eclipse; the pink areas to the right see only the beginning; and the blue areas on the left see the end. The moment of maximum eclipse will be visible from the darker pink and blue areas, and the whole of the darkened area.
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