[Hallicrafters] Total Lunar Eclipse Coming

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

For those of you who enjoy such celestial events:     
Dec. 17, 2010

Dwayne Brown 

Headquarters, Washington 

202-358-1726 

dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov 

Janet Anderson 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 

256-544-0034 

janet.l.anderson at nasa.gov 

Priscilla Vega 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 

818-354-1357 

priscilla.r.vega at jpl.nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-174

NASA ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON

WASHINGTON -- NASA has planned various ways to help the public enjoy 

the total lunar eclipse on the night of Dec. 20 to 21. 

Astronomers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, 

Ala., will host a pair of live web chats to answer questions and help 

make the rare celestial experience one to remember. Marshall Center 

astronomer Rob Suggs will hold the first chat from 4 - 5 p.m. EST on 

Dec. 20 and discuss the best ways to view the eclipse. From 12 a.m. - 

5 a.m., Marshall researcher Mitzi Adams will answer questions as the 

eclipse passes across the continental United States. A live video 

feed of the eclipse will be available on the chat site at: 





http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/lunar_eclipse.html 



Suggs also will be available for media interviews at Marshall from 2 - 

3 p.m. Dec. 20. News media interested in attending the events should 

contact Janet Anderson at 256-544-0034 no later than 10 a.m. Monday. 

For observers on the East Coast, the eclipse will last from 1:33 - 

5:01 a.m. EST. The eclipse happens when the moon passes through the 

shadow of Earth, and the moon's appearance changes from bright orange 

to blood red to dark brown and perhaps gray. To learn about the 

science behind eclipses, visit: 





http://www.nasa.gov/eclipse 



NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., has set up 

a lunar eclipse Flickr group for those who want to share or view 

photos of the eclipsed moon. NASA will choose one photographer to 

have his or her work featured as official JPL wallpaper on their 

website. To learn more, visit: 





http://www.flickr.com/groups/imthere/ 



JPL also is hosting the "I'm There: Lunar Eclipse" text campaign to 

connect people who are watching the eclipse in the same area and to 

provide them with tips on viewing the phenomenon. To learn more, 

visit: 





http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imthere/map.php 



For more information on all NASA activities regarding the lunar 

eclipse, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/watchtheskies 



Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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