UA Experts Available to Discuss Lunar Eclipse

Jan. 17, 2019

TUCSON, Ariz. — Scientists at the University of Arizona can answer questions related to the lunar eclipse occurring in the night between Jan. 20 and 21. People in the U.S. will be treated to what is likely going to be this year's most exciting celestial event for stargazers, a total lunar eclipse that falls on the same night the moon is closest to Earth. Provided a clear sky, the eclipse will be visible in its entirety to anyone in North and South America. For an hour and two minutes, the Earth's shadow will completely swallow the moon, casting an eerie, red glow across its disk. The event will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2021.

Eclipse timeline (MST):

8:33 p.m.: Begin partial eclipse (ingress)
9:41-10:43 p.m.: Total eclipse
11:51 p.m.: Partial eclipse (egress) ends

Science contacts:
Adam Block
Steward Observatory
ablock@as.arizona.edu
520-405-1713

Steve Kortenkamp
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
kortenka@lpl.arizona.edu
520-621-6943

Shipherd Reed
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
shipherd@email.arizona.edu
520-626-6237

Glenn Schneider
Steward Observatory
gschneider@as.arizona.edu
520-621-5865

Christian Veillet
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
cveillet@lbto.org
520-621-5286

Media contact:
Daniel Stolte
UA Communications
520-626-4402
stolte@arizona.edu

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