Code Number: 8A20.35
Demo Title: Eclipse - Lunar
Condition: Excellent
Principle: 3 Body Alignment
Area of Study: Solar
Equipment:
VHS Video Tapes and 16mm Films of Lunar Eclipses, now available in digital form.
Procedure:
Several lunar eclipses have been recorded by people from the department over the years. Choose the tapes or digital media that are most appropriate for your class.
References:
- Jennifer J. Birriel, "Scences from an eclipse", TPT, Vol. 63, #5, May 2025, p. 394.
- Mikolaj ("Mik") Sawicki, "Duration of Totality of a Lunar Eclipse", TPT, Vol. 63, #5, May 2025, p. 352.
- Hugo Caerols, Felipe A. Asenjo, Estimating the Moon-To-Earth Radius Ratio With a Smartphone, a Telescope, and an Eclipse", TPT, Vol. 58, #7, Oct. 2020, p. 497.
- Paul Hewitt, "Figuring Physics December 2019 Solution" TPT, Vol. 58, #1, Jan. 2020, p. 71.
- Martin Murphy, "2014 Lunar Eclipse over Fermilab", TPT, Vol. 52, #9, Dec. 2014, p. 565.
- Paul Hewitt, "Figuring Physics", TPT, Vol. 44, #3, Mar. 2006, p. 181.
- Jearl Walker, "6.26. Red Moon During Lunar Eclipse", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 251.