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Lunar Eclipse
1.
Open Stellarium
2.
Click the Configuration icon (wrench) on the left side of the Stellarium window to open the Configuration window.
3.
Click the Scripts tab.
4.
Click the “lunar_partial.ssc” script to select it, and then click the Play button at the bottom of the right pane to watch the script. Do not try to change other settings while the script is running. 5.
Click on date and time panel to appear
6.
Observe the eclipse.
7.
Click the “lunar_partial.ssc” script to select it, and then click the Play button at the bottom of the right pane to watch the script. 8.
Which type of eclipse you are observing?
9.
Pause the time when the Moon first touches the Earth’s penumbra (bright part of the shadow. We call this the first contact. You can press “J” a couple of times to stop the animation. Record the date and time. 10.
Pause the time when the Moon last touches the Earth’s penumbra (bright part of the shadow). We
call this the last contact. You can press “J” a couple of times to stop the animation. Record the date and time. 11.
Determine the duration of the eclipse.
12.
When the eclipse has finished, click the “Set normal time rate” control (>) twice at the bottom of the Stellarium window to change it to pause (||) and stop the script.
1.
Click the Configuration icon (wrench) on the left side of the Stellarium window to open the Configuration window.
2.
Click the Scripts tab.
3.
Click the “lunar_total.ssc” script to select it, and then click the Play button at the bottom of the right pane to watch the script. Do not try to change other settings while the script is running. This
script will show a total lunar eclipse from May 4, 2004.
4.
Click on date and time panel to appear
5.
Pause the time when the Moon first touches the Earth’s penumbra (bright part of the shadow). We call this the first contact. You can press “J” a couple of times to stop the animation. Record the date and time. 6.
Pause the time when the Moon last touches the Earth’s penumbra (bright part of the shadow). We
call this the last contact. You can press “J” a couple of times to stop the animation. Record the date and time. 7.
Determine the duration of the eclipse.
8.
When the eclipse has finished, click the “Set normal time rate” control (>) twice at the bottom of the Stellarium window to change it to pause (||) and stop the script.
Which of the following best describes what you observed in the lunar eclipse script? Earth’s shadow crossed the moon.
Which of the following best describes what you observed in the lunar eclipse script? 100
Earth’s shadow crossed the Moon.
The Moon crossed in front of the Sun.
The Moon’s shadow crossed Earth.
The Moon’s shadow crossed the Sun.
How much of the lit side of the Moon was visible before the eclipse? Position F
How much of the lit side of the Moon was visible before the eclipse? 100
50%
100%
25%
0%
At which location on this diagram was the Moon on May 4, 2005, during the eclipse?
position A
position B
position C
position D
position E
position F
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Solar eclipse
1.
Click the Configuration icon on the left side of the Stellarium window to open the Configuration window.
2.
Click the Scripts tab.
3.
Click the “solar_eclipse.ssc” script to select it, and then click the Play button at the bottom of the right pane to watch the script. This script will show a total solar eclipse from July 7, 2009. Text accompanying the script appears in the upper left. As the script runs, the view will change from the horizon to the Sun and back again.
4.
As the script begins, click the “Cardinal points” button along the bottom of the window to show the directions. Then drag in the window until you are looking at the eastern (E) horizon. Do not try to change other settings while the script is running.
5.
When the eclipse has finished, click the Play (>) button [QUERY: Should references to the play button include this icon? It doesn’t usually seem to.] twice at the bottom of the Stellarium window to change it to pause (||) and stop the script.
Which of the following best describes what you observed in the solar eclipse script? Earth’s shadow crossed the moon
Which of the following best describes what you observed in the solar eclipse script? The moon’s shadow crossed the sun
The Moon was blocking Earth from view.
The Moon was blocking the Sun from view.
Earth’s shadow crossed the Moon.
The Moon’s shadow crossed the Sun.
How much of the lit side of the Moon was visible before the eclipse? 100
0%
50%
25%
100%
At which location on this diagram was the Moon on July 21, 2009, during the eclipse? Position F
position A
position B
position C
position D
position E
position F
Who would have been able to see this solar eclipse on Earth? Anyone who could see sun during the hours that the eclipse was happening
everyone
anyone who could see the Sun that day
Only a very small percentage of the surface of Earth was in perfect alignment to see the solar eclipse.
anyone who could see the Sun during the hours that the eclipse was happening
How often do lunar and solar eclipses occur? Every lunar cycle every few years or so
every lunar cycle
very rarely
about two times every year
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