Rare Total Lunar Eclipse!

[jackalope]

Total Lunar Eclipse!

This year wraps up with a rare event! A total lunar eclipse—of the full Moon—on the winter solstice! A triple whammy!

Delightfully, this eclipse will be fully visible from North America. The partial eclipse begins in the wee hours of December 21 at 1:32 A.M. (ET) with totality starting at 2:40 A.M. (For those on the West cost, the show begins on the 20th!)

With the total eclipse, we will enjoy a celestial canvas of superb beauty. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. In this alignment, the shadow of the Earth falls upon the Moon, dimming the Moon and giving it unusual coloring, ranging from muted gray to coppery orange.

While every eclipse is special, this one is attended by many stars and constellations that are beautiful in their own right.

More here with printable Sky Map Clik ;) (http://www.almanac.com/content/sky-watch-december-2010?utm_source=Almanac+Companion&utm_campaign=2dfdc13d54-Companion_December_16_2010&utm_medium=email)

[rfeiller]

thanks for the infor, looking forward to it.

rich

[davidstcldfl]

Dec 21st...? Isn't that the day the Mayans predicted the end of the world...?.... ;)

[urbanfarmer]

Cool thanks!


Dec 21st...? Isn't that the day the Mayans predicted the end of the world...?.... ;)
I think so, but you have the wrong year! :mrgreen:

[davidstcldfl]

HMmmmmmm...?.....Maybe 'They' had the wrong year....... :lol:

[urbanfarmer]

HMmmmmmm...?.....Maybe 'They' had the wrong year....... :lol:
Let's hope you both have the wrong year! :lol:

[davidstcldfl]

If it's too cold for you...or you don't want to be out too long....I read that at aprox 3:15 am is to be the best of the show.

[gosmith]

Looks like a no show at my place. Typical Pacific NW overcast for tonight. Guess I'll have to catch it on TV.

[davidstcldfl]

2 AM on the east coast....It's perfectly clear out, about 44 degrees (Brrrr) and the moon is about 1/2 covered.

It's now a little after 3....looks pretty neat. Taking my butt back to bed :lol:

[Ironfish]

It was GREAT!!!
My wife and I got up at 2am. It was cloudy at first then cleared up when it went to full eclipse.

Ironfish

[rfeiller]

rainy and overcast in san jose, ca.

[davidstcldfl]

bummer... :(

[davidstcldfl]

Here's a nice time-lapse......no, I didn't make the film.. wish I did though.. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhZWIgUUPZ8&hd=1

[jackalope]

Here's a nice time-lapse......no, I didn't make the film.. wish I did though.. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhZWIgUUPZ8&hd=1

I'm glad someone watched it ..... we had fog, so I watched a couple of movies on Netflix and forgot to go out to see if it had cleared up :( :(

[urbanfarmer]

I didn't watch the whole thing, but I saw it mostly eclipse. It was cold outside after all!