Total Lunar Eclipse from South Africa
June 14th, 2011
A total lunar eclipse is visible from South Africa (actually most of Africa and Central Asia) tomorrow night, Wednesday 15th June – starting at 20h22, with the full eclipse lasting from 21h22 to 23h02 SAT, and the show over around midnight. This is a fairly rare event – the last one visible from SA was in 2008, and the next will only be in September 2015.
Visible across South Africa (weather permitting, but looks good) the full moon will be due East and about 55 degrees above the horizon (see the image to the right – courtesy of the brilliant Stellarium).
Thursday is a public holiday, so encourage your family to get outdoors and look upwards, it will be quite a sight!
- Total lunar eclipse for SA (News24)
- Watch the Flickr Astrophotography group for photos from people with some serious equipment
- Twitter, of course (although you’ll have to ignore the astrologers who will likely jump at the opportunity to spout their own brand of crazy)
- Johannesburg Planetarium
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Thanks for the info. Kids will be staying up to see this.
Thanks for the info, my kids will certainly be staying up. Their teachers at school also suggested they do so.
Thanks for the info. We watched with with the camera on the tripod! It’s just a pity that the neighbours have such bright security lights.