Astronomy For All Ages

The Deep Sky: An Introduction

Eclipse!

The Illustrated Timeline of the Universe

The Space Shuttle

Star Ware, 4th edition

Star Watch

Touring the Universe Through Binoculars

Eclipse!

The What, Where, When, Why, and How Guide to Watching Solar & Lunar Eclipses

 

Chapter 8

Lunar Eclipses: 1998 - 2017

Topics covered

• Details for every total, partial, and penumbral lunar eclipse to 2017.

Chapter 8 updates

• First printing only: The lunar eclipse maps are oriented such that the horizontal reference line marks the ecliptic, rather than declination.

Recommended reading

    Books

• Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986-2035; Espenak, F.; Sky Pub Corp.; ISBN: 0933346581.

    Web sites

• Lunar Eclipse Home Page

  • From Australian lunar eclipse expert Byron Soulsby.

• NASA Eclipse Home Page

  • Words of wisdom from NASA's chief eclipsophile, Fred Espenak.

• Solar & Lunar Eclipse Simulator Freeware

  • DOS-based freeware from Christian Nüesch that simulates solar eclipses from any viewing location between the years 1700 and 2300.

Next total lunar eclipse: 2003 May 16.  

Illustration from Eclipse!