Georgia Tech Observatory: Lunar Eclipse

On Tuesday, the Georgia Tech Observatory will be open from 4 a.m. EST until sunrise, and will stream the partial and total lunar eclipse on YouTube via our Aloha Telescope program.

• Livestream: youtube.com/c/thegeorgiatechobservatory
• In Person: Georgia Tech Observatory at Howey Physics Building

Lunar Eclipse Timeline for Atlanta:

• 4:09 am Tue, Nov 8    Partial Eclipse begins
• 5:16 am Tue, Nov 8    Total Eclipse begins 
  (The Earth's shadow now covers all of the Moon.)
• 5:59 am Tue, Nov 8    Maximum Eclipse    
  (Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.)
• 6:41 am Tue, Nov 8    Total Eclipse ends    
  (The Earth's shadow covers only part of the Moon.)
• 7:10 am Tue, Nov 8    The Moon sets            
  However, the Maui telescope stream will see the entire eclipse.
• 7:49 am Tue, Nov 8    Partial Eclipse ends    
  However, the Maui Aloha Telescope stream will see the entire eclipse.

Read about the Georgia Tech Aloha Telescope project in an article by The AJC.