OT: Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

melvin289

There is to be a total lunar eclipse tonight starting at 1:15 AM EST and should be full by 2:41 AM. But, due to clouds most will not see the occurence. It will be visible in all of North and South America. Just thought I would mention this.

Ron

Edited for spelling

coppercoins

And the interesting thing about this lunar eclipse is that it's the first winter solstice (Dec 21) lunar eclipse since 1635 - about 20 years after Shakespeare left the scene. Thin, high clouds here will keep it from being a big. bright sight, but I may catch it here and there if I can stay awake that long.

CaptHenway

Still snowing here in Shy-town.

robkool

Can't see it here unfortunately... I have not seen the sun for several days now, with more rain & snow in the forecast...

amiller

This reminds me, any news on the US Mint making the Sun + Planets series?

ArizonaJack

<< <i>Can't see it here unfortunately... I have not seen the sun for several days now, with more rain & snow in the forecast... >>


Robkool, left Los Angeles this morning to torrential rains, but now back in Phoenix. We have a clear moonshot tonight, I am staying up and waiting for it :-)

notwilight

Rain here....

melvin289

I just went outside to have a cigarette at 11:30 PM EST and it's cloudy. Doubt it will be visable here in south central North Carolina. I live right outside Charlotte.

Ron

JamesMurray

Beautiful clear skies just outside philly Pa , i'll get to see it and try to capture on film.

jhdfla

Crystal clear here in south central Florida.

Last lunar eclipse I observed was in south Jersey in October 2004, here's a shot of the crater Tycho from that eclipse during totality, taken with a 9.25" SCT and an ATIK camera.

PinkFloyd

<< <i>This reminds me, any news on the US Mint making the Sun + Planets series? >>



They got eclipsed by spouses.

JamesMurray

Thats a stunning photo jhdfla , thanks for posting it.Nothing of any note happening i can see with the moon yet @ 1:30am est

melvin289

Just went outside at 1:30 to check on the eclipse but couldn't see it for the snow. I promise you snow is more rare here than eclipses.

RON

JamesMurray

Its begun here , pretty cool but my camera is cack

SkyMan

Thanks Ron for starting a thread on it. I knew there was an eclipse... but given good old short term memory loss I forgot it was tonight.



<< <i>Crystal clear here in south central Florida.

Last lunar eclipse I observed was in south Jersey in October 2004, here's a shot of the crater Tycho from that eclipse during totality, taken with a 9.25" SCT and an ATIK camera.

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Great photo.

It's patchy clouds here in SF Bay Area... watched it for about 1/2 an hour... I'll try and catch some more in a bit.

JamesMurray

Near totality now

droopyd

We won't be able to see it in LA, it's been pouring rain for days now.

GrumpyEd

It's eclipsed now!

SkyMan

clouds at totality...

GoldenEyeNumismatics

stratospheric haze at totality

hopefully it'll clear.

JaLP

Actually got a glimpse at totality between clouds in the Seattle area.

melvin289

Just went outside and looked. Can't see a thing for the clouds but it has quit snowing. Well it was lightly snowing, nothing serious.

Ron

PlatinumDuck

Here are a couple pics I took before it disappeared behind the clouds:





Nothing great, but it was neat to see the it for the short time it was visible.

melvin289

<< <i>Here are a couple pics I took before it disappeared behind the clouds:





Nothing great, but it was neat to see the it for the short time it was visible. >>



Thanks for the pictures PD, didn't get to see a second of the eclipse tonight, too cloudy.

Ron

blue594

Here in NJ the moon was extremely bright from late afternoon on. It actually looked like it was plugged in and lit up. Very cool.

John

ambro51

Yes...the giant monster ate the moon. But, thankfully, a small tribe on some island in the south pacific chanted, danced, and sacrificed pigs and ate their hearts so the moon reappeared. (whew)

GaCoinGuy

Was neat to see. I could only see a short period of it, due to clouds. Heres one of my pics, nothing as clear as the couple above from PlatinumDuck, but you can see the red.

WillieBoyd2

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TwoSides2aCoin

Did you know you can balance an egg on end on this day ? It's true.

coindudeonebay

My sons and I stayed up late last night to watch it with a campfire going in the back yard and a tent to crash in afterward. Good times!

EagleEye

Here's some red to go with the red moon.




I stayed up with my two sons last night. They really got a kick out of the event. I was worried that the clouds would obscure it, but the heavy clouds held off until the totality was over.