Total Lunar Eclipse, June 2011 - A Brazilian Observational Report

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Jun 18

2011

by Antonio Rosa Campos

Dear friends!

After the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011, I present to you a report conducted by observers of observational CEAMIG (Astronomical Studies Center of Minas Gerais) and VTOL (Vaz Tolentino Lunar Observatory), which presents the main characteristics of eclipse, observed largely on South America.

I would also invite them to know the following websites:

http://www.ceamig.org.br/abert.htm

http://www.vaztolentino.com.br/noticias/56

http://skyandobservers.blogspot.com/

I ask also that you possess records (observational or photographic) this phenomenon let me know because I have great joy in
knowing this data.

Come on?

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1º - Team:
Antônio Rosa Campos - CEAMIG - REA/Brasil - AWB
Breno de Castro Campos - CEAMIG
João Batista França Nunes - CEAMIG
João Marcos de Almeida Pinto - VTOL
Ricardo José Vaz Tolentino - VTOL

2º - Observational Site:
Lat.: 20° 05' 05.4" S;
Long: 43° 57' 42,1" W;
Height.: 1.401 meters (above sea level)

3º - Equipments:
1 - MEADE 102 ED/APO EMC, 65.7 power;
2 - Refrator ORION EON 80mm ED APO, Tripot VIXEN Door and Camera ORION StarShoot Solar System III;
3 – Bushnell Binoculars 12 X 50;
4 – Stopwatch Casio 617 WL-100.

4º - Signal Time:

(National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil) – Time Service Department - DSHO.

5º - Emersions Features:

6º - Contact U4 = 22:03:06:78 (UT)

7º - Danjon Number (Estimate)

Estimate in 20:55 (TU) = Number in Danjon Scale = 1.5

8º - Lunar Magnitude:

Unable to perform this estimate. Moon near the horizon, a great amount of air pollution and the presence of clouds.

9º - Photograph Records:

In this photographic sequence, Ricardo Tolentino was used Refractor Telescope Orion EON 80mm ED APO, Vixen Porta Tripod and Camera ORION StarShoot Solar System III.

10º - Image Gallery:

Photos Frederico Paiva Quintão - CEAMIG - REA/Brasil The eclipse from the downtown area of Belo Horizonte.

11º - Other important images by João Marcos: