This is the Citizen Science Lunar Eclipse Observation Lunch & Learn, hosted by Randy Enkin [past president of the RASC Victoria Centre] and Allan McCue [RASC Calgary Centre], with intros by Kirsten Vanstone [Toronto Centre] and Sandhya Mylabathula [National Office].
This session guides you through the simple steps to contribute to data collection on the lunar eclipse taking place during the night of August 27, 2026. Join in as a citizen scientist and record and submit your observations!
Resources mentioned in the session:
- Ticking Clock app – Google Play
- Talking Clock app – Apple iOS App Store
- Stellarium Web App
- Citizen science observations recording form
- Map of the moon with predicted crater eclipse times
Partial Lunar Eclipse – Aug 28, 2026 – Time and Date
- Magnitude – 0.9297
- Duration – 4h, 5m, 24s
- Penumbral begins – Moon below horizon
- Partial begins – Moon below horizon
- Moonrise – Aug 27 at 7:56:23 pm
- Maximum – Aug 27 at 9:12:53 pm
- Partial ends – Aug 27 at 10:51:59 pm
- Penumbral ends – Aug 28 at 12:01:47 am
Times shown in local time (PDT)
Citizen Science – Aug 27 Lunar Eclipse Observations