NASA Announces Lineup For Total Eclipse Of The Moon

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dec. 17, 2010

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.brown@xxxxxxxx 

Janet Anderson 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034 
janet.l.anderson@xxxxxxxx 

Priscilla Vega 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 
818-354-1357 
priscilla.r.vega@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

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 

	
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