New Moon on Monday (Page 2): Actually the Milky Way has very little to do with any eclipse, BUT when the Sun goes Total Eclipse the Milky Way will be visible during the day, which is...

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

machia wrote:

I'll only see a partial eclipse here in NJ , so was thinking about visiting my nephew in College down in South Carolina , they will get a total eclipse there . But then there is the weather factor ! Here the forecast is calling for a sunny day and down there they are predicting overcast . Hope you guys get good weather too .😃
( After reading all of your posts , I have a question ; What does the Milky Way have to do with any of this ? Sorry , I'm a novice at astronomy ) .

Actually the Milky Way has very little to do with any eclipse, BUT when the Sun goes Total Eclipse the Milky Way will be visible during the day, which is an unusual occurrence! So not only watch the eclipse but see the Milky Way at the same time, but only for approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds Earth time! LOL

oldgeezer3 Loc: SoCal

During an eclipse of the sun, the remaining light will seem strange. Where ever you are, observe THAT!

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

bfstuff wrote:

A new moon happens about once a month (duh!!!). A solar eclipse in your back yard - once in a lifetime! BTW... It is no coincidence that they are occurring on the same day. The ONLY time you can have solar eclipse is during a new moon. The sun has to be fully lighting the back side of the moon (i.e. new moon) for the moon to cast a shadow on the Earth.

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Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

revhen wrote:

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Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

bfstuff wrote:

A new moon happens about once a month (duh!!!). A solar eclipse in your back yard - once in a lifetime! BTW... It is no coincidence that they are occurring on the same day. The ONLY time you can have solar eclipse is during a new moon. The sun has to be fully lighting the back side of the moon (i.e. new moon) for the moon to cast a shadow on the Earth.

And when there is an Eclipse of the moon, there is no new moon that day, normally close to full! If it was a new moon, we would see no eclipse! That round Rock in the sky is pretty important and interesting! And NO! It is not made of cheese! LOL

billgdyoung Loc: Big Bear City, CA

repleo wrote:

With all of the hype over the solar eclipse on Monday, has anybody noticed that Monday is also a New Moon. I wonder how often that happens. Solar eclipse and Milky Way shots in the same day!!!

and an interesting note... on August 12, 2045 there will be another total eclipse in the U.S. And August 12 is the annual Perseids meteor shower... we may be able to see those streaks of light during the day...

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

billgdyoung wrote:

and an interesting note... on August 12, 2045 there will be another total eclipse in the U.S. And August 12 is the annual Perseids meteor shower... we may be able to see those streaks of light during the day...

Yes true, but I thought NASA said another U.S. path in 2024!

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

repleo wrote:

With all of the hype over the solar eclipse on Monday, has anybody noticed that Monday is also a New Moon. I wonder how often that happens. Solar eclipse and Milky Way shots in the same day!!!

Nice, but not here. Too much light pollution from towns.

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

jerryc41 wrote:

I think it would have to be new. With the sun doing so much damage to it's unfiltered surface during the eclipse, it will need replacing. I hope the new one is prettier.

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

machia wrote:

I'll only see a partial eclipse here in NJ , so was thinking about visiting my nephew in College down in South Carolina , they will get a total eclipse there . But then there is the weather factor ! Here the forecast is calling for a sunny day and down there they are predicting overcast . Hope you guys get good weather too .😃
( After reading all of your posts , I have a question ; What does the Milky Way have to do with any of this ? Sorry , I'm a novice at astronomy ) .

All other things being equal, the Moon's being absent from the sky during the hours of darkness during New Moon period nights gives the darkest night skies. When the Moon is in the night sky it is the brightest visible object and its reflected and atmospherically scattered light (haze) interferes with the visibility of stars. New Moon nights' lack of reflected and atmospherically scattered moonlight enhances the prominence of the light of stars (including the agglomeration of stars that makes up the Milky Way). During the brief period of the eclipse stars will be visible (if atmospheric conditions permit).

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

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You can't delete, but you can edit it to just read "Ooops".

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oldgeezer3 Loc: SoCal

What do you mean, it's not cheese? We know that it's American cheese since 1969!

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

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Neilhunt

A new moon is not an eclipse of the sun - that's when the moon occludes the sun, nor is it an eclipse of the moon - when the earth occludes the moon.
A new moon is just viewing the dark side of the moon, because the sun is illuminating it from the other side.

However, the occasional eclipse of the sun by the moon happens when the sun, moon and earth are exactly lined up - and is necessarily at a time of new moon, since if the moon isn't between the sun and the earth, it cannot eclipse the sun!

Shoeless_Photographer Loc: Lexington

machia wrote:

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( After reading all of your posts , I have a question ; What does the Milky Way have to do with any of this ? Sorry , I'm a novice at astronomy ) .

He's just saying that the Milky Way will be easier to see / photograph because it's a new moon. That will hold true every month, not just when there's a solar eclipse.