Seminole Community College Planetarium
Press Release 110303


Contact Person: Laurent Pellerin, Planetarium Operations & Production
Seminole Community College Planetarium
100 Weldon Blvd, Sanford, FL 32773-6199
407-328-2409 (Office)
407-754-4078 (Cell)
PelleriL@...



For Immediate Release



Last Total Lunar Eclipse for Central Florida Until October, 2004


The Seminole Community College Planetarium will be hosting a FREE Total
Lunar Eclipse Party this Saturday Evening, November 8th, at 6 PM for all
of Central Florida. Telescopes will be available for the public to get
a close up look at this beautiful event, with extra telescopes being
supplied by the Central Florida Astronomical Society.

This is a very short totality eclipse because the Moon's southern limb
will be passing inside the Earth's southern darkest shadow by only 50
miles. Therefore this should be a brighter eclipse, mostly lemon-yellow
on the Moon's southern side, and copper orange on the northern side.
However, there may be a good chance to catch the elusive "green flash"
because of this. Watch carefully for it, it only lasts a second or
two.

Here are the timings for the lunar eclipse events in EST

Total Lunar Eclipse
Saturday, November 8, 2003

04:53 PM Sunset
06:09 PM Moon enters penumbra (faint smudge of the Earth's outer
shadow on the Moon)
06:32 PM Moon enters umbra (the Earth's inner, darker, shadow
begins to cover the Moon)
08:06 PM Totality begins (the Moon completely enters
the Earth's shadow...only lit all of the Earth's sunrises and sunsets)
08:19 PM Mid-totality (darkest colors on the
Moon's surface)
08:31 PM Totality ends (Moon begins to emerge from
the Earth's dark inner shadow)
10:05 PM Moon exits umbra (Moon is only shadowed by the
faint smudge of the Earth's outer shadow)
10:28 PM Moon exits penumbra (the Moon exits the Earth's outer
shadow)

The SCC Planetarium Lunar Eclipse Party will begin at 6 PM on the
College Drive side of the Planetarium. There will be no planetarium
show that night. Cost: FREE

Members of the Press are always welcome at all SCC Planetarium events.




Laurent A. Pellerin, Jr.
Operations & Production Manager
Seminole Community College Planetarium
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, Florida 32773-6199
407 328 2409 (Office)
407 754 4078 (Cell)
407 328 2360 (Show Info)
PelleriL@...
http://www.scc-fl.edu/planet/