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Brits In Crete: The Joy of Moon Gazing

Phases of the Moon 2008

"Crete Through the Telescope "

Expatriates living in Crete are so fortunate ( and much of the rest of Greece) to have such clear night skies for much of the year to observe the Moon . The reason: the skies are mostly pollution free, that means free from air particulates, and, except in Crete's main city, Heraklion, the bright street lighting.
Both forms of pollution would otherwise obscure the Moon from a clear view.
We are truly spoiled across the whole island of Crete.

Please send us your classic views of Crete at night and of the night sky. You retain the copyright and give BritsinCrete the right to publish the picture. Send in .jpg format, 300 width x 225 height, if possible and no larger than 60K file size. Send one or a collection of visuals or a video to info at britsincrete dot net.
We welcome shots-- by professionals or amateur photographers alike, as seen through the telescopic lens.

Eclipses During Second Half of 2008
* August 1: Total Solar Eclipse
* August 16: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Phases of the Moon: 2008
Times in Universal Time (UT = GMT, Greenwich Mean Time)
Crete is on EET, which is UT/GMT+2hrs in Wintertime and UT/GMT+3 in Summertime

New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon	Last Quarter
Jan 8 11:37	Jan 15 19:46	Jan 22 13:35	Jan 30 05:03
Feb 7 03:44	Feb 14 03:34	Feb 21 03:31 T	Feb 29 02:18
Mar 7 17:14	Mar 14 10:46	Mar 21 18:40	Mar 29 21:47
Apr 6 03:55	Apr 12 18:32	Apr 20 10:25	Apr 28 14:12
May 5 12:18	May 12 03:47	May 20 02:11	May 28 02:57
Jun 3 19:23	Jun 10 15:04	Jun 18 17:30	Jun 26 12:10
Jul 3 02:19	Jul 10 04:35	Jul 18 07:59	Jul 25 18:42
Aug 1 10:13 T	Aug 8 20:20	Aug 16 21:16 P	Aug 23 23:50
Aug 30 19:58	Sep 7 14:04	Sep 15 09:13	Sep 22 05:04
Sep 29 08:12	Oct 7 09:04	Oct 14 20:03	Oct 21 11:55
Oct 28 23:14	Nov 6 04:04	Nov 13 06:17	Nov 19 21:31
Nov 27 16:55	Dec 5 21:26	Dec 12 16:37	Dec 19 10:29
Dec 27 12:23

Notes: P=Partial Eclipse, T=Total Eclipse

BritsinCrete has SPECIAL PERMISSION of NASA for this re-publishing of information.

Algorithms used in predicting the phases of the Moon as well as eclipses are based on Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms (Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, 1991).

All calculations are by Fred Espenak, GSFC Planetary Systems Laboratory and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

The Planetary Systems Laboratory is located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA.

See the total lunar eclipse of February 20, 2008

Check here for the Moon Gazing Calendar of Crete and Greece's Moon Phases in 2009

See Crete Photos in our Cretan Gallery
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