Thursday, March 1, 2007

WCU professor to offer Lunar Eclipse Viewing


Paul Heckert, professor of physics at WCU, will offer a lunar eclipse observation session this Saturday evening (March 3rd) at the Jackson County Airport.

The eclipse will begin at moonrise about 6:30pm, and will end by 8:00pm

The viewing is open to the public free of charge. Parking at the airport is limited, so carpooling is recommended.

For more information, contact Paul Heckert at 227-3677

To help learn more, here is an interesting article about lunar eclipses from the Space.com website:

Top 10 Lunar Eclipse Facts

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