Total Lunar Eclipse

mikeylikey · August 26, 2007, 07:17:59 PM

Linky --> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20425640/

Don't know where to post this, thought it will be neat.

addo1 · August 26, 2007, 07:21:10 PM

Awesome!!

Bluelakes 13 · August 27, 2007, 04:16:31 PM

Total lunar eclipses are rare events because a number of factors must work together in order for us to see it:

Total lunar eclipse happens about every 2-3 years. Partial eclipses are much more common but not nearly spectacular.
Must be visible in your aera. Since most of our world is ocean, the majority of lunar eclipses are visible from the ocean islands.
Weather. The last few eclipses visible from my location have been clouded out.

The last total lunar eclipse I was able to witness and photograph was way back in 2004. http://kalemis.com/eclipse/eclipse.htm

The eclipse starts at 3:51AM CDT. About 4:52AM the entire moon should be eclipsed. The weather is forecasted as partly cloudy here. With a little luck we should be able to see the moon turn red!

A nice animation showing the details of the eclipse is at http://shadowandsubstance.com/

Keep looking to the stars!

flyerthom · August 28, 2007, 06:14:10 AM

I'm hoping to get up and see it as I'm in AZ tonight.

sardak · August 28, 2007, 11:57:34 AM

Eclipse at 10:55z.
Sony DSC-H1, 12x optical zoom, f 3.7, 8 seconds, which is the cause of the fuzziness. Note the star track in the upper left corner.

Mike

CadetProgramGuy · August 28, 2007, 05:36:50 PM

I actually got to see the Eclipse this early morning (4-6 am) while working at the Des Moines International Airport. The Moon went totally eclipse just before sunrise, and I didn't see the re-emergence due to the Sun rise.

I gotta admit....Seeing the Moon totally blacked out was totally cool and totally freaky at the same time.

jimmydeanno · August 28, 2007, 06:06:48 PM

I went outside and looked for the moon in total eclipse...didn't see anything...

Camas · August 28, 2007, 07:10:24 PM

Quote from: jimmydeanno on August 28, 2007, 06:06:48 PM
I went outside and looked for the moon in total eclipse...didn't see anything...

It wasn't visible in Eastern North America but out here on the West Coast we got to see the whole thing. And, in 2017, much of the country will have a solar eclipse so be sure to mark your calendars.

jimmydeanno · August 28, 2007, 07:46:37 PM

It was a joke..."total eclipse...couldn't see anything

" - dang, botched that one.

But it was visible in the Eastern US, however, the sun came up before it was completely over.

JohnKachenmeister · August 28, 2007, 10:21:44 PM

I saw it from Florida. Being over 50 has a few advantages, like getting up to pee in the middle of the night. My dog was very confused, though.