Total Lunar Eclipse---Monday night

[Bina]

This link is for all you moon watchers out there.
Last night the moon was so bright and with our 6 inches of snow it looked
like daylight at 1:30 a.m.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/amazing-spectacle-total-lunar-eclipse-monday-night-20101217-090402-830.html
Hopefully my bladder will wake me up again tonight, the bathroom window is huge
and I can soak up some more moonrays.:cool2:

 

[njean]

I hope I'm awake to view it to, Bina! Might even try to take a picture!

Thanks for alerting us!

 

[Bina]

Here is one that we took Oct. 23, 2010
Norma, I hope that you do get a pic, you are a good photographer.

 

[Mentu]

Viewing times for the Lunar Eclipse

Viewing times for the Lunar Eclipse

Here are the times for the different parts of the eclipse by Time Zone.

Total Lunar Eclipse - 20-21 DEC, 2010

......................PST...................MST.....................CST .....................EST
Event

Start.............9:27 pm (*).......10:27 pm (*)........11:27 pm (*).........12:27 AM
penumbral

Start............10:32 pm (*)......11:32 pm (*)........12:32 AM................1:32 AM
umbral

Start Total....11:40 pm (*)......12:40 AM...............1:40 AM................2:40 AM

Greatest
Eclipse.......12:17 AM............1:17 AM..............2:17 AM...............3:17 AM

End total......12:53 AM.............1:53 AM...............2:53 AM................3:53 AM

End
umbra...........2:02 AM..............3:02 AM..............4:02 AM.................5:02 AM


End
penumbral.....3:06 AM..............4:06 AM..............5:06 AM.................6:06 AM

(*) before midnight on Monday night, December 20

 

[njean]

Here are the times for the different parts of the eclipse by Time Zone.

Total Lunar Eclipse - 20-21 DEC, 2010

......................PST...................MST.....................CST .....................EST
Event

Start.............9:27 pm (*).......10:27 pm (*)........11:27 pm (*).........12:27 AM
penumbral

Start............10:32 pm (*)......11:32 pm (*)........12:32 AM................1:32 AM
umbral

Start Total....11:40 pm (*)......12:40 AM...............1:40 AM................2:40 AM

Greatest
Eclipse.......12:17 AM............1:17 AM..............2:17 AM...............3:17 AM

End total......12:53 AM.............1:53 AM...............2:53 AM................3:53 AM

End
umbra...........2:02 AM..............3:02 AM..............4:02 AM.................5:02 AM


End
penumbral.....3:06 AM..............4:06 AM..............5:06 AM.................6:06 AM

(*) before midnight on Monday night, December 20

Hey, thanks for the info! Shoot, 10:27 pm.....that's still early here! :smile2:

 

[nngbwh]

Thanks for the info Bina and Mentu. I am gonna check this up if i am still awake.

 

[Duffey]

It's a good week for moon gazing. I'm going to try and catch it.

 

[Superbob]

Will eat a Moon Pie in celebration.

Here's another story on how momentous this celestial event will be:

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/19/l...icid=main|compaq-desktop|dl1|sec1_lnk3|190886

Maybe I'll eat two Moon Pies. ; )

 

[OldManEmu]

I hope it is a clear night for you; I have been let down with these a few times when it has turned out overcast on the night.
The total Solar eclipse that traversed Melbourne in 1976 would have to be one of the most spectacular things I have seen and I can still clearly remember the day 34 years on.
Watching the eclipse shadow roll in from the west was breath taking.

 

[Freddie]

I'm watching it now, it's rather cool....and so is the temperature -18C = 0.4F, maybe I should put a jacket on.
No way can I stay up to watch the thing. My body is telling me to go to bed.

 

[Superbob]

approaching totality now -- awesome!

 

[njean]

We missed it here! Very overcast skies last night....didn't see a thing!

 

[escargome]

We didn't get to see it here in So. California. We are under rain clouds and severe flooding. I'm in a good area, but feel for those who had fires in their areas and are not sand bagging to keep the water away.

 

[Mentu]

Despite thing high clouds, the eclipse was clearly visible here in the middle of the country. The thin clouds, however, reflected all the light from the ground so the sky was washed out which was disappointing. Still it was possible to see the sort of bronze color reflected from the moon once totality was achieved. The last time this happened was 1638. The next time a total lunar eclipse will occur at the solstice will be 2094 but it will be necessary to go to Africa, Europe, or Asia to see it.

Larry

Larry

 

[nngbwh]

I passed out last night. I don't stand a fat chance the next time around.

 

[Greg a]

Wwe saw a bit of the early stages ...it was a perfect clear night

 

[Dennis S]

We had a good view from our deck. I have never had any luck with moon photographs. Google will refer you to all sorts of suggestions, but so far they haven't helped me. But if I ever do catch on to how to do moon photography, I would have the chance to take some spectacular pictures.

 

[Bina]

Dennis, I have been wondering about the binoculars that take photos.....we have a telescope, but hubby slept
through the night