Sentences with phrase «said lunar eclipses»

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In addition to being a spectacle for North America residents, Petro said NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) team would be paying particular attention to this eclipse.

Although lunar eclipses are fairly common, Petro said they don't happen every month.

Although LRO would be forced to shut down its instruments for this eclipse, Petro said other lunar eclipses are a great opportunity for the mission to study how the lunar surface cools during these events, giving insight into the materials making up the surface.

«Total lunar eclipses, like the one we're looking forward to on 4 April, are a slow, ethereal affair and, as usual, we'll have cameras around the world bringing us live views,» Will Gater, an astronomer at the online Slooh Community Observatory said in a statement.

Or should I say, Scott's creation, since I decided to stay warmly tucked into bed while he did all the work capturing footage of the total lunar eclipse.