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Status: Archived This year the public will be able to get a spectacular look at a total lunar eclipse at Skidaway Island State Park. The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association will be setting up telescopes in front of the visitors center for everyone to watch the total eclipse of the full moon for the month of May, sometimes called a "blood moon" for the color the moon turns when eclipsed. Weather permitting, the following stages of the eclipse will be visible:
10:27 PM Partial Eclipse Begins
11:29 PM Full Eclipse Begins
12:11 AM Maximum Eclipse
12:53 AM Full Eclipse Ends
1:55 AM Partial Eclipse Ends
Feel free to bring a chair and watch nature's show with us.
Parking fee: $5
Event Phone: 912-598-2300
Directions
GPS Coordinates:
N 31.9493100 | W -81.053710
Located 15 miles southeast of Savannah on Diamond Causeway. Turn left at the first traffic light on Skidaway Island to enter the park. Please note that some GPS devices will miss this important turn.
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