Re: [APML] Hunter's Moon Eclipse

["Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny.rr.com>]

The 2004 eclipse was much more central than the one in 2003. This year the moon passed much closer to the center of the Earth's umbra. Certainly that was the most important factor that caused this eclipse to be darker.

Kevin Wigell
www.kwastronomy.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:08
Subject: RE: [APML] Hunter's Moon Eclipse


> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
>> What did you think of the brightness of the eclipse?  It seemed
>> much darker
>> to me than the one last Nov. 6th.  I wonder if the recent small
>> eruption of
>> Mt St. Helens had anything to do with it?
> 
> The gas and ash eruptions at Mount St. Helens were far too small to put
> material into the stratosphere. The "big one" in 1980 was the type and size
> of eruption that would create such a situation, but not the recent
> eruptions. There are, however, several other volcanoes currently erupting
> around the world that may have had more of an effect.


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