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T&T gets front row seat for 2019's first lunar eclipse
For the first time in approximately three years, Trinidad and Tobago will be able to fully see the upcoming ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse, which is also a supermoon, on January 21, 2019.
Although Trinbagonians were able to see the last partial lunar eclipse in August 2017, the last time a total lunar eclipse was fully visible to Trinidad and Tobago was on September 27-28, 2015.
However, on January 21, 2019, the total phase of this total lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Europe and western Africa.
The full eclipse should be visible to Trinbagonians from around midnight on January 21, 2019.
According to a report by meteorologist and avid astronomer Joe Rao, this month’s lunar eclipse is supposed to be a ‘blood moon’ and a ‘supermoon’, meaning it will appear to be larger than usual.
The phrase ‘blood moon’ is a misnomer as the moon can vary in colour from red to brown, grey or even black during the eclipse.
Traditionally, the January full moon is known as the "Wolf Moon." Names such as these are said to have been handed down from people living in old England or from Native Americans and are promulgated today in many popular almanacs.
mero wrote:Take 200ug of LSD and become the moon
Event UTC Time Time in Port of Spain* Visible in Port of Spain
Penumbral Eclipse begins Jan 21 at 02:36:29 Jan 20 at 10:36:29 pm Yes
Partial Eclipse begins Jan 21 at 03:33:54 Jan 20 at 11:33:54 pm Yes
Full Eclipse begins Jan 21 at 04:41:17 Jan 21 at 12:41:17 am Yes
Maximum Eclipse Jan 21 at 05:12:14 Jan 21 at 1:12:14 am Yes
Full Eclipse ends Jan 21 at 05:43:15 Jan 21 at 1:43:15 am Yes
Partial Eclipse ends Jan 21 at 06:50:39 Jan 21 at 2:50:39 am Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends Jan 21 at 07:48:02 Jan 21 at 3:48:02 am Yes
l33t2 wrote:Me nuh notice nothing different yet
Maybe niherst? They have an astronomy club iirc.sMASH wrote:What us the largest scope in trinidad?
U need a good telescope to get detail.
sMASH wrote:around 5 am, u see jupiter and saturn just under the horizon. if ur set up can pull out so many stars in the background, then it might be able to resolve the moons of jupitor.
DSC_7877 copy by meccalli, on Flickr meccalli wrote:Got this one back in 2014, never really bothered with any after that lol.
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