We may be going out west to ski that week.??If¡¯ I¡¯m around, I¡¯ll be willing to participate.
On Jan 25, 2025 at 9:10?AM -0500, Leslie Brown via groups.io <lfbro@...>, wrote:
Hi All,
As you know, here is a total lunar eclipse that will be visible here in CT occurring late in the evening on March 13 into the early hours of March 14th.
Does the club have any outreach plans for this event? I do not think Conn College will be doing any lunar viewing for the eclipse as it occurs during their spring break. Because of that, I was thinking of contacting the Waterford and East Lyme libraries to see if they would be interested in hosting events. If they are, are any of you up for bringing your 'scopes out to such an event?
The timing of this eclipse is not ideal for public viewings, as the partial phase begins at 1:09a.m. and the total phase doesn't start in SE CT until about 2:25 a.m. on Thursday morning. Totality ends at after 3a.m. My guess is that no library is going to host an event for the actual eclipse, but they might host events during their operating house or early evening to talk about lunar eclipses in general and help people prepare to watch the eclipse on their own from homes.
Any interest in doing something for this eclipse, either before the actual event when we might be awake or on the wee hours of the 14th?
Thanks,
Leslie
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Leslie F. Brown, Ph.D.
Emeriti - Physics, Astronomy & Geophysics
Connecticut College
New London, CT USA
