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The total lunar eclipse on November 7-8, 2022 (Hawai`i time), will be visible from Hawai`i. Subaru Telescope will broadcast a live stream of the sky during the eclipse from the summit area of Maunakea on the Big Island of Hawai`i, where the Subaru Telescope is located. Enjoy the feast of the moon and the night sky during the total lunar eclipse through our live streaming.

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Figure 1: Changes in the night sky during the total lunar eclipse in May 2021, as captured by our live streaming; before (left) and during (right) the total lunar eclipse. This time, we will try 4K live streaming for the first time from Subaru Telescope. Please enjoy! (Credit: Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Asahi Shimbun Company).

You can access the streaming site from a banner on the Subaru Telescope website. The Asahi Shimbun "Uchu-bu" channel on YouTube (Note 1) will also have a link to the site. In addition, our live streaming view will also be featured in the special Lunar Eclipse Live channel from the NAOJ headquarter (Japanese only).

In Japan, the total lunar eclipse will occur during the early evening in the late autumn sky. The maximum total lunar eclipse will occur around 8:00 PM (JST), which will allow everyone to enjoy the view of the red moon relatively easily. Please come out and enjoy the fantastic scenery. Of course, don't forget to access the live webcast from Subaru Telescope (Note 2)! Please enjoy the dynamic changes of the starry sky as the lunar eclipse proceeds.

Start of the Partial Eclipse 23:09, 7 Nov (Hawai`i Time) / 9:09, 8 Nov (UT)
Start of the Total Eclipse   0:16, 8 Nov (Hawai`i Time) / 10:16, 8 Nov (UT)
Maximum Eclipse      0:59, 8 Nov (Hawai`i Time) / 10:59, 8 Nov (UT)
End of the Total Eclipse  1:42, 8 Nov (Hawai`i Time) / 11:42, 8 Nov (UT)
End of the Partial Eclipse  2:49, 8 Nov (Hawai`i Time) / 12:59, 8 Nov (UT)
(Reference: Ephemeris Computation Office, NAOJ)


(Note 1) This live feed is made possible by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera Project, which is a collaboration between the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and the Asahi Shimbun newspaper company.

(Note 2) The Project PANOPTES team, a citizen science project based at the Subaru Telescope office, will also deliver the live view of the lunar eclipse from three places in Hawai`i Island. Please check the website "Total Lunar Eclipse - Live from Hawai`i 2022."