- Date
- 1989-08-16
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- scienceenvironmentcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September issue reports that people on Beaver Island observed the lunar eclipse of August 16, 1989, from the island’s relatively dark southeastern sky. It also gives a short public explanation of the shadow and reddish color of a lunar eclipse.
Evidence limits
This is a local newspaper observation and explanatory account, not a timed observation log or astronomical record.
Sources
- Reports that residents viewed the August 16 lunar eclipse from Beaver Island and explains the reddish appearance and the island’s low light pollution. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held twenty-four-page September issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents observe the August 1989 lunar eclipse”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lunar-eclipse-observation-1989/, accessed [date], citing “The Lunar Eclipse,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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