Information:
First contact from Perth will occur before moonrise. Twilight ends approximately 30 minutes before mid eclipse. The magnitude of this eclipse is 0.40 and about 30% of the Moons surface will be obscured.
Circumstances: (in local WAST time - UT+8)
| Moon enters Penumbra |
16:56 |
| Moon Rise |
17:31 |
| Moon enters Umbra |
18:22 |
| Middle of Eclipse |
19:33 |
| Moon leaves Umbra |
20:45 |
| Moon leaves Penumbra |
22:11 |
Observation:
I observed this eclipse from my suburban backyard. By
approx 17:50 local time the moon had risen over the houses and fence line
to the east. By 18:20 it had risen high enough for me to pick up the
moon in my telescope and take a few pictures.
Just before 19:00 the clouds had rolled in and it
started to rain so I hauled all my stuff inside. By about 20:30 the
skies cleared and I observed the last stages through my
binoculars.
Pictures:
Partial Lunar Eclipse - July 1999
