NASA to Provide Live Coverage and Commentary of April 15
Lunar Eclipse
The public will have the opportunity to view and learn more about the
Tuesday, April 15 total lunar eclipse on NASA television, the agency’s website,
and social media. Coverage begins at 2 a.m. EDT and will last about three hours.
The eclipse’s peak, when the moon will enter the Earth's full shadow or umbra,
will occur at 3:45 a.m.
The United States will be in a prime orbital position and time of day to view
the eclipse. Depending on local weather conditions, the public will get a
spectacular view looking into the sky as the moon's appearance will change from
bright orange to blood red to dark brown and perhaps gray. The eclipse is a
phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment,
blanketing the moon in the Earth's shadow. The United States will not be able
to witness a full lunar eclipse in its entirety again until 2019.
Leading up to the eclipse, NASA will host a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) on
Monday, April 14 at 2 p.m. with astronomers from the agency's Marshall Space
Flight Center. Various NASA researchers also will be available for media
interviews. NASA Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and Instagram followers will be
able to join the conversation and ask questions using the hashtag #eclipse.
The public will be able to tag and share their images of the eclipsed moon on
Instagram and on the agency’s Flickr group at:
Lunar eclipse video resources are available at:
Live NASA TV coverage and commentary will begin at 1 a.m. To view the
coverage and access eclipse streaming video, visit:
For more information on NASA’s eclipse activities, visit:
NASA
Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui
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