Exploring Lunar Eclipses - February 20, 2025

Includes a Live Web Event on 02/20/2025 at 3:30 PM (PST)

Registration closes Wednesday, February 19 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.

Workshop takes place Thursday, February 20, 2025 3:30 - 5:00pm Pacific / 6:30 - 8pm Eastern.

This 90-minute workshop will help prepare you to engage your audiences and/or students in the wonder of the total lunar eclipse visible across North America the night of March 13-14.

Unlike a total solar eclipse, a total lunar eclipse is observable over an entire hemisphere.  As long as you can see the Moon, you can view a lunar eclipse.  On the night of March 13-14, 2025, people across North America will have the chance to see a total lunar eclipse.  This is a fantastic opportunity to have learners of all ages experience an astronomical phenomenon from the comfort of their own home.  In this workshop, discover why a lunar eclipse takes place, and how modeling one is similar to doing so for a total solar eclipse.  Learn about how to facilitate an investigation of  the cause and pattern of lunar eclipses, and discover ways to involve your learners in experiencing and responding to this exquisite natural phenomenon.

This workshop takes place in one 1.5 hour live session.

Participants will gain the following through participation in the workshop:

  • Strategies we have found successful at engaging learners of all ages
  • Access to astronomy experts who will facilitate the workshop

A certificate of completion for participating in 2 clock hours of professional development.

Registration: Free

Attendance/Refund Policy

Live attendance is strongly encouraged and expected in order to get the most out of the interactive session. Full refund is available for cancellations up to 14 days prior to the start of the workshop. If you need to cancel please email learn@astrosociety.org.

Brian Kruse

Director, Teacher Learning Center and Formal Education Programs

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Brian Kruse manages the ASP's Project ASTRO National Network and Bay Area Project ASTRO, programs which have partnered astronomers with classroom teachers. A veteran classroom teacher, Brian has taught middle school earth science and physical science, and high school physics, earth science, physical science, and integrated science. He has also served as a NASA Explorer Schools Coordinator, where he worked with teams of teachers to foster NASA-inspired whole-school impacts. When not working, Brian is frequently found hiking and birding with camera in hand.

Components visible upon registration.