Lunar+and+Solar+Eclipse

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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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