total eclipse
Viewing party for 1st blue moon total lunar eclipse since 1866
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 6:41pm
Event Date:
January 31, 2018 - 3:15am
The first blue moon total solar eclipse seen in almost 152 years will occur on Wednesday, January 31 and the public is invited to a free viewing party at the Jack C. Davis Observatory in Carson City.
To catch this once in a lifetime event you'll have to get up early though as the observatory on the Western Nevada College will open at 3:15 a.m. Viewing will be available until 7:00 a.m.
Full month of activities at WNC Observatory
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 3:05pm
Event Date:
January 13, 2018 - 6:00pm
January is a busy month for the Jack C. Davis Observatory.
The first blue moon total lunar eclipse in 150 years. A Western Nevada College grad returning to campus to give a lecture on Stellar Archaeology. Separating facts and fiction about Atlantis.
Saturday, Jan. 13: Mike Thomas Lecture on Atlantis
NDOT: Don’t let eclipse cast a shadow on life
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/16/2017 - 10:34pm
Nevada Department of Transportation officials are reminding motorists to drive safely as an eclipse darkens Nevada skies on Aug. 21.
In northern Nevada, the sun will be as much as 90 percent eclipsed during mid-morning hours of Aug. 21.
Approximately 200 million people, nearly two-thirds of the country’s population, live within a day’s drive of the path of the full solar eclipse, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Ready for the solar eclipse? Your Lake Tahoe viewing guide
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/04/2017 - 12:20pm
Event Date:
August 21, 2017 - 9:00am
Across the United States people are forking out big bucks for lodging in the "path of totality," the 70-mile wide stretch of land across the country where the total eclipse will be seen on August 21, 2017. People who descend upon this path for the big event are "are in for an unforgettable experience" according to Space.Com.
Hotels and camping spots in this path are going for hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars for the day of the big show.
Lt. Brian Williams retiring after 30 years serving the South Lake Tahoe community
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/19/2017 - 5:05pm
As he reflects back on 30 years in uniform for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Lt. Brian Williams knows the dates that will be forever etched into his memory. 12/29/1986, 6/10/1991, 1/29/1997, 10/25/2005 and 8/26/2009.
December 29, 1986: Brian starts with SLTPD and heads off to the Police Academy in Santa Rosa.
Total Lunar Eclipse of Supermoon on Sunday night
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/26/2015 - 9:28pm
On the night of September 27–28, the full Moon will slide completely through Earth's shadow for the last time until January 2018.
The total eclipse for viewers in the West Coast starts at 7:11 p.m. By 7:47 p.m. it will be in mid-eclipse and it ends at 8:23 p.m. The penumbra is last visible at 9:55 p.m.
Freaky Friday: Solar eclipse, Supermoon, Spring Equinox
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2015 - 12:05am
First the aurora borealis and now a solar eclipse — what a week for skywatchers! Plus it occurs Friday (the first day of spring) and the same day as a Supermoon. Some people will have the chance to experience a solar eclipse, supermoon and spring equinox all in one day!
Lake Tahoe provides ideal place for Sunday solar eclipse
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 12:10am
A solar eclipse will occur over the western United States today during the late afternoon and early evening with Lake Tahoe being a good location for careful viewing. This event will begin as a partial eclipse around 5:15 p.m., then peak as an annular eclipse around 6:30 p.m. for less than five minutes in all gray shaded areas on the map, and finally return to a partial eclipse which will end around 7:30 p.m.
