Bonus ISS pass during tonight's lunar eclipse!
Bonus! There's a 7 minute ISS pass to enjoy while you step out to see the eclipse tonight. Highest at 8:26 p.m. 90° above the horizon -- straight overhead. Time: Sun May 15 8:23 PM, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 90°, Appears: 10° above the SW horizon, Disappears: 10° above the NE horizon. Enjoy! As a reminder, here is a short timeline for us Pacific Time Zone folks so you can step out and look up! *Partial eclipse begins* May 15 (7:27 p.m. PDT on May 15). Note sunset is at 7:47 p.m. tonight *Totality begins* (moon engulfed in Earth’s shadow) (8:29 p.m. PDT) *Totality ends* May 15 (9:53 p.m. PDT) *Partial eclipse ends* May 15 (10:55 p.m. PDT) *Penumbral eclipse ends* May 15 (11:50 p.m. PDT). *Duration of totality:* About 90 minutes. Time and Date has a great graphic! https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-may-16 Here's JPL's What's Up video for May, which talks about the lunar eclipse: https://youtu.be/1Bn349KyGzE Have fun and let me know if you have a great view!! Jane and the sidewalk astronomers :-) -- Jane Houston Jones, retired JPLer Twitter: @jhjones @otastro Instagram @janehoustonjones http://www.otastro.org/ Astronomy,travel,music,food,cats
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