Lucy will have a unique view of the lunar eclipse happening May 15 to 16.
To see the eclipse in action, Lucy will perform imaging using its L'LORRI
high resolution panchromatic camera. That's a next-generation instrument based on a version that flew on thespacecraft that whizzed by Pluto and is visiting other asteroids in the faraway Kuiper Belt. The press release hinted that other imagers may be involved, but did not offer specifics. Lucy carries a few other such instruments. There's L'Ralph, a"two in one" instrument with a color camera and infrared imaging spectrometer .
's eclipse will be visible in total phase from portions of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the east Pacific. A penumbral eclipse is visible in New Zealand, eastern Europe and the Middle East, although this type of eclipse is difficult to observe.
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