Last Total Eclipse of the Moon until 2007
The second and final total eclipse of the Moon in 2004 takes place October 27, and will be visible for more than an hour in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Central Asia. It will be the last total lunar eclipse until March 3, 2007. A total eclipse of the Moon occurs when the entire Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
Two experts from the National Air and Space Museum are available for comment on the eclipse:
Bruce Campbell, a curator in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, received his B.S. in Geophysics from Texas A&M University in 1986, and his Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Hawaii in 1991. Campbell is active in future planetary missions and spacecraft development efforts. He has conducted research on radar mapping of the Moon using Earth-based radio telescopes in an effort to answer a variety of important questions about the geology and history of the Moon.
David DeVorkin, a curator in the Space History Division, is trained in astronomy, physics and the history of science, holding degrees from the University of California Los Angeles, San Diego State, Yale University and the University of Leicester. He has written and edited eight monographs in the history of astronomy and the space sciences, and has written some 100 articles for a wide range of journals.
To interview Campbell or DeVorkin on this or other astronomy topics, please call the number(s) above.