Super Blood Moon Watch Party Sunday, January 20, 7:00 p.m. to 12:45 a.m.
Join Jacksonville's Museum of Science & History and the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society at Jacksonville University the night of January 20, 2019, to witness the Super Blood Moon.
Celebrate this event and enjoy a night of astronomy through powerful telescopes on the ground as well as in JU's historic Rooftop Observatory (atop the Howard Administration Building). Inside activities will include a STARLAB portable planetarium, videos, and short presentations throughout the night by local astronomers. We'll have hot beverages ready for you, too. Come by for an hour or pull an all-nighter with us for this cosmic event where the sky is the limit.
Schedule of Events
| Time Frame | The Moon | Presentations & Programs |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Full moon | Welcome and Above & Beyond… Telescopes and space objects |
| 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. | Blood moon and lunar eclipses | |
| 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. | Smartphone astrophotography | |
| 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. | A trip to the moon | |
| 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. | Open Forum Q&A | |
| 9:30 to 10:00 p.m. | Penumbral eclipse begins at 9:36 p.m. | Welcome and Above & Beyond… Telescopes and space objects |
| 10:00 to 10:30 p.m. | Blood moon and lunar eclipses | |
| 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. | Partial eclipse begins at 10:33 p.m. | |
| 11:00 to 11:30 p.m. | Program TBA | |
| 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. | Total eclipse begins at 11:41 p.m. | Live-streamed eclipse |
| 12:00 to 12:30 a.m. | Maximum eclipse at 12:12 a.m. | |
| 12:30 to 12:45 a.m. | Total eclipse ends at 12:43 a.m. |