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Stealing the Hare Moon

Posted by garym on May 15, 2003 - 10:09am

If you're outside tonight and under starry skies, keep your eyes on the full moon: From 10:03pm May 15th to 1:13am on May 16th, the "May 'Hare' Moon":http://www.angelfire.com/or/crescentwind/may.html will pass through the earth's shadow for a 3 hour magic show of the disappearing moon.

This time around, our moon is at it's closest to the earth at a distance of 357,451 km; full details of the eclipse, with charts and schedules, can be found on the NASA Eclipse Page.