Message-Id: <333C06E4.2126@ousd.k12.ca.us>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 09:59:00 -0800
From: Ian Bleakney <bleekers@ousd.k12.ca.us>
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: Pinhole Daily Digest
Hello Pinholers-
I was lucky enough to be out in Death Valley for the lunar eclipse this
week. A have a few of questions.
1. The eclipse was about 92% complete, however why could we still see
the rest of the moon in a dull burgundy color?
2. Are there any lunar eclipses where that color does not appear (and
you cannot see the moon at all)?
3. The earth's shadow line across the moon was an arc. This arc seemed
to suggest that the earth's shadow on the moon is much larger than the
moon itself. Is this true? How many moons would fit into the earth's
shadow (at the same distance?)
Hope you can help me out!
Ian Bleakney
Oakland