Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Astronomy | 1 |
Light | 1 |
Measurement Techniques | 1 |
Photography | 1 |
Physics | 1 |
Scientific Concepts | 1 |
Scientific Methodology | 1 |
Scientific Principles | 1 |
Space Sciences | 1 |
Spectroscopy | 1 |
Source
Physics Education | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Hughes, Stephen W.; Hosokawa, Kazuyuki; Carroll, Joshua; Sawell, David; Wilson, Colin – Physics Education, 2015
A technique is described for calculating the brightness of the atmosphere of the Earth that shines into the Earth's umbra during a total lunar eclipse making the Moon red. This "Rim of Fire" is due to refracted unscattered light from all the sunrises and sunsets rimming the Earth. In this article, a photograph of the totally eclipsed…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Space Sciences, Light, Measurement Techniques