cloudhopper Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi if there's no cloud cover around 3 am this coming Thursday we should see a total lunar eclipse to the West from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 How long do that last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I presume you mean Thursday morning 3:00AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I presume you mean Thursday morning 3:00AM That's what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 More info here- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2011_lunar_eclipse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I presume you mean Thursday morning 3:00AM That's what he said. Here is the original article it is not on Thursday it is on Wednesday June 15. But thanks for your insight. A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) I presume you mean Thursday morning 3:00AM That's what he said. Here is the original article it is not on Thursday it is on Wednesday June 15. But thanks for your insight. A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10. International Date Line comes into play? I read in another news report the date was the 16th but all the charts clearly say the 15th. Edited June 13, 2011 by Mrjlh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 International Date Line comes into play? I read in another news report the date was the 16th but all the charts clearly say the 15th. Hi the eclipse will peak at around 2015 UTC on the 15th. UTC stands for Universal Time, Coordinated and used to be known as Greenwich Mean Time after an observatory in England through which the zero degree longitude line was arbitrarily drawn at the dawn of celestial navigation several hundred years ago. Thailand is 7 hours ahead of UTC so it will be a quarter past 3 am here then and since it will be after midnight, it will also be the 16th here in LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 International Date Line comes into play? I read in another news report the date was the 16th but all the charts clearly say the 15th. Hi the eclipse will peak at around 2015 UTC on the 15th. UTC stands for Universal Time, Coordinated and used to be known as Greenwich Mean Time after an observatory in England through which the zero degree longitude line was arbitrarily drawn at the dawn of celestial navigation several hundred years ago. Thailand is 7 hours ahead of UTC so it will be a quarter past 3 am here then and since it will be after midnight, it will also be the 16th here in LOS. Now it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeskywalker Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 What would be a good reasonably priced resort/hotel on Doi Suthep to stay at to be able to see this? The farther away from the city lights the better the view and the more vivid the eclipse. Any recommendations for a place to stay on the mountain please. Is this one going to be total for us or partial? THX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 They should change the time to something more reasonable. Most of the audience will be sleeping then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsjourney Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 OP says to the west, I think it must be to the east, for the earth to get in the way between the setting sun and the moon. So yes mountain seems the best idea. Has anyone worked out when it starts here and when it will be total, for example from http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2011-Fig03.pdf ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSteve Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Not sure about hotels. but it may be worth camping out up on Doi Pui. Can't get any further from the lights or higher up in this area.... Either a tent at the campground or a cabin at the coffee farm. What would be a good reasonably priced resort/hotel on Doi Suthep to stay at to be able to see this? The farther away from the city lights the better the view and the more vivid the eclipse. Any recommendations for a place to stay on the mountain please. Is this one going to be total for us or partial? THX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 <br />OP says to the west, I think it must be to the east, for the earth to get in the way between the setting sun and the moon. So yes mountain seems the best idea.<br /><br />Has anyone worked out when it starts here and when it will be total, for example from <a href='http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2011-Fig03.pdf' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://eclipse.gsfc....H2011-Fig03.pdf</a> ?<br /><br /><br /><br />John the sun never sets in outer space. The earth will get maximally in the way of the moon's sunlight at around 03:15 Thailand time. That will be around noon in California so it will not be visible from there. It will be maximally visible from where the moon appears directly overhead at 0315 Thai time, which would be somewhere around Pakistan at around their local midnight. Viewers to the East of them, like we are, will look to the West while viewers to the West of Pakistan will look Eastward. The few total lunar eclipses I have seen were quite spectacular, turning it and the sky blood red for quite some time around totality so even if there is thin cloud cover it could be quite dramatic. Cloud cover might be heavier over the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeskywalker Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 First! I saw it, or I should say I'm seeing it as I type. Very cool. As the shadow moves and the bright, bright light of the moon starts to slowly return, it's like the moon is revealing itself to us again! Amazing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeskywalker Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Dupe post. This site is extremely slow at 4:00 a.m. Probably cuz of the eclipse. Edited June 15, 2011 by lukeskywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 First! I saw it, or I should say I'm seeing it as I type. Very cool. As the shadow moves and the bright, bright light of the moon starts to slowly return, it's like the moon is revealing itself to us again! Amazing stuff. Any pictures? I was sound asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmos Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 some pics and a video here from Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 wonder how many took flash pictures of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiWx Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Got a break in the clouds long enough for this shot but by this time it was low on the s/w horizon in thicker air so it's not clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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