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Richard
Posted by: Richard
December 6th, 2011

Lunar Eclipse this weekend, but not for Utah

There is a total lunar eclipse coming up on Saturday, December 10th, 2011. This eclipse is best for viewers in Australia and east Asia. The eclipse will not be visible at all for viewers in west Africa and South America.
Here in Utah (and the intermountain west) we may get a brief glimpse of the beginning [...]

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Robert Bigelow
Posted by: Robert Bigelow
November 28th, 2011

December’s Lunar Eclipse and Mystery Meteor Shower

On the morning of December 10, the Moon will move through Earth’s shadow producing a total lunar eclipse. For observers in Utah, the Moon will set about the time of greatest eclipse. Sharp-eyed observers should detect the Moon entering into Earth’s umbral shadow at 5:46 a.m. Look for the Moon in the west, about 20 [...]

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Robert Bigelow
Posted by: Robert Bigelow
December 15th, 2009

December’s Blue Moon?

There are two full moons in December. By modern convention, the second full moon in a calendar month is called a blue moon. So, New Year’s Eve party goers can celebrate a blue moon followed by a New Year. However, this definition of a blue moon results from a mistake made in an article published [...]

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