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Total lunar eclipse Wednesday Night during World Series
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:18 am
by Brent
Total Lunar Eclipse to Grace World Series Game 4
By Joe Rao
SPACE.com's Night Sky Columnist
posted: 22 October, 2004
7:00 a.m. ET
A unique date in the annals of baseball history will be recorded Wednesday, Oct. 27 when for the first time a total lunar eclipse will occur during a World Series game.
Millions of Americans watching Game 4 will also be able to partake in one of nature’s most beautiful sky shows, as Earth's shadow begins to cover the Moon during the early innings.
Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible to fans with a good line of site at Busch Memorial Stadium. And, if FOX television producers so choose, the potential exists for this to be the biggest audience ever to see a lunar eclipse televised live.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:20 am
by Wnghs2007
Cool I hope the weather is great
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:32 am
by Josephine96
Sounds cool.. Hope the weather stays nice
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:15 pm
by TexasStooge
Hope the weather is clear enough the day of the eclipse.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:08 pm
by Guest
That's pretty amazing. I hope they show it, but with it being the World Series, I wouldn't have my hopes up.
...Jennifer...
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:13 pm
by Skywatch_NC
Will be WAY COOL!!
Now let's pray and hope the forecast for that lunar eclipse viewing changes for the
MUCH BETTER by then!!
For now the NWS forecast for St. Louis is:
Wednesday and Wednesday Night:
Mostly cloudy. High around 70. Low in the lower 50s.
Eric
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:18 pm
by breeze
I'm rooting for clear skies!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:32 pm
by ColdFront77
Clear skies expected (no surprise) for the eclipse across central Florida, at the very least.
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:35 pm
by Skywatch_NC
Partly cloudy that night for here in central NC...but still not too bad.
Eric
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:00 pm
by tronbunny
I love lunar eclipses!
This should be great.
Any thoughts on color during the umbra?
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:37 pm
by Brent
Looks good here.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:14 pm
by breeze
tronbunny wrote:I love lunar eclipses!
This should be great.
Any thoughts on color during the umbra?
I would love to see my favorite color - purple!
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:15 pm
by tronbunny
breeze wrote:tronbunny wrote:I love lunar eclipses!
This should be great.
Any thoughts on color during the umbra?
I would love to see my favorite color - purple!
I was figuring a copper color.
I remember about 7 years ago, my son noticed an october full moon that had a pretty orange color.
At about 3 years old, he called it a
"punkin pie moon"
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:58 pm
by Aquawind
http://www.theeyepiece.org/
Get your camera ready for a perfectly timed Full Lunar Eclipse for East Coast viewers. According to Sky and Telescope the first shading will occur around 8:45pm, then the partial eclipse will start at 9:14pm, with totality starting at 10:23pm and lasting 1 hour and 22 minutes until 11:45pm with the last visible shading ending around 1:25am. All times are Eastern Daylight Time. Try and estimate how dark the moon is by using the Danjon Scale This will be one of the last total lunar eclipses available until 2007. Try dusting off your camera and getting some photographs of the eclipse.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:32 pm
by Skywatch_NC
Well, there goes any chance for seeing the eclipse on TV during WS Game #3!
Latest NWS forecast for St. Louis:
Wednesday Night:
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the upper 50s. Light wind in the evening becoming east around 10 mph late tonight.
Eric