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Lunar Eclipse 72 min. starts now!
- Thread starter James Simonson
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010.[2] It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia; it will also be visible in the Philippines just after sunset (as a partial lunar eclipse). It will be the first total lunar eclipse in almost 3 years, the last being on February 20, 2008.
WAS pumped up for it- earlier yesterday, the weather forecast for my area said it was supposed to be clear tonight. It was completely clear when I turned in earlier.... now it's damn near overcast with a few breaks in the clouds. I could see the moon every so often, looked awesome when I could see it. Darn weather forecast! Argh!
HaHAAA!!! I've been checking it all night. Fortunately we have pretty clear weather tonight and I haven't missed anything. Totality right about now, it looks awesome.
Good job Earth, moon, and sun. That's what I call teamwork.
Good job Earth, moon, and sun. That's what I call teamwork.
there's another thread in OT, i posted 2 phone pics of it there, don't feel like reposting them.
felt good to sit on the hood of my car, in the apt parking lot, looking at the moon.
felt good to sit on the hood of my car, in the apt parking lot, looking at the moon.
I was out on my bike at 5:30AM checking it out. If I didn't know in advance there was a lunar eclipse I'm not sure I would have noticed anything different, but having been forewarned I was definitely digging the orangey glow.
While the concept of the event itself is very cool, it was kind of anti-climactic to look at. I guess if I was a caveman I would have lost my **** though.
I know! We live in drought conditions for 99% of the year, and then the one time that a cool celestial event happens, we get drenching rains for a week.
