On May 26, most of the Americas and eastern Asia will be treated to a total lunar eclipse. While lunar eclipses are perhaps less spectacular than solar eclipses, they are more common and much easier to view.
I thought it might be helpful to provide a short primer on lunar eclipses in general and how, when, and where to view this one in particular for the Boise metro area. Most of what I say here will be relevant for other regions as well.
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Boise State Physics
First Friday Astronomy
Friday, May 7 at 7:30p MT
Light Pollution in the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve
Prof. Travis Longcore
UCLA, Institute of Environment & Sustainability
Online lecture begins 7:30pm MT
http://boi.st/astrobroncoslive
Introduction to Perseverance – https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2020/6/17/meet-nasas-next-mars-rover-perseverance-launching-this-summer/
- Skymaps.com – Donation-supported maps of the night sky for each month
- Stellarium – Donation-supported, open-source night sky simulator
- Clear Sky Chart – Weather predictions of stargazing conditions
- Astronomy demos
Boise State Physics
First Friday Astronomy
Friday, Apr 2 at 7:30p MT
Seeing the Dark Side of the Universe through Cosmic Lenses
Dr. Ami Choi
Dept. of Physics, Ohio State Univ.
Online lecture begins 7:30pm MT
http://www.astrojack.com/ffa-cosmic-lenses