Total Lunar Eclipse

[OCBuckWife]

People west of the Mississippi, who missed out on a less-dramatic eclipse in March, will have the best view of this one: by the time the moon is totally eclipsed, it will already have started to set on the East Coast.
The moon will start getting dimmer around 4am EDT, with peak shadow about an hour and a half later.

NASA's page with dates thru 2010

NASA's page for tonight's eclipse

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

We got up a little early (eh, I got up a klittle early, she got up a lot early then went back to sleep) this morning so we could see it before it set. Had a great view from our bedroom window.

 

[scooter1369]

We got up a little early (eh, I got up a klittle early, she got up a lot early then went back to sleep) this morning so we could see it before it set. Had a great view from our bedroom window.

Yeah. There is a great view from that window, isn't there?

 

[Thump]

WOW, didn't know it was possible to have a solar and lunar eclipse at the same time!

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Yeah. There is a great view from that window, isn't there?

Sure is............hey...........wait just a damn second!

 

[scooter1369]

Sure is............hey...........wait just a damn second!

 

[Gatorubet]

Sure is............hey...........wait just a damn second!

Exactly. He said it was great viewing - not extended viewing.

 

[sandgk]

Here is the view from down-under of the moon turned red ...

Voodoo Chile!

 

[OCBuckWife]

Here is the view from down-under of the moon turned red ...

Voodoo Chile!

Yes, it had a really nice "banked coal" appearance up where I live in SoCal. I got up at 3, it was already fully eclipsed. It flickered to which made me think of a coal as well. My camera doesn't take night shots well unfortunately.

 

[Duncan]

I'm late:/

 

[BB73]

Those in Columbus may see a total lunar eclipse tonight. A partial eclipse wil be visible by 9 p.m., with the total occurring just after 10 p.m.

thelantern/2008/02/20

Last eclipse until 2010

Christopher Zenger/The Lantern

Keep your eyes to the sky tonight - Columbus will be in a prime position to view the last total lunar eclipse until the end of 2010.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon glows a smoldering red.

"It's (a) very dramatic effect," said Don Terndrup, associate professor of astronomy.

A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, Earth and moon align perfectly so that the Earth stands between the sun's light and the moon.

Cont'd ...

 

[scooter1369]

Those in Columbus may see a total lunar eclipse tonight, just after 10 p.m.

thelantern/2008/02/20

Sure will be difficult to see through the battleship gray snow clouds...

 

[BB73]

Sure will be difficult to see through the battleship gray snow clouds...

Hey, I'm the science reporter, not the freakin' weatherman!

:tongue2:

 

[utgrad73]

Perfectly clear sky in T-Town. An orange orb.

Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is grey and yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

yeah, it's perfectly clear

it looks awesome