Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

[DotKritic]

If the weather cooperates, you might be able to see the total eclipse of the Moon later tonight. But you'll have to stay up late. The eclipse will begin shortly after midnight and last about three and a half hours.

An eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up so that the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. The Moon will be totally covered from 1:41-2:53 AM, giving it an eerie orange glow.

Take some pictures if you stay up to watch.



edit: The next lunar eclipse won't happen for the United States until 2015 or 2019. The next solar eclipse won't happen until 2023.

edit2:
12:37am Central Time http://i53.tinypic.com/t9zg5j.jpg
12:52am Central Time http://i56.tinypic.com/2jdm9ew.jpg
1:06am Central Time http://i52.tinypic.com/2gt69oj.jpg
1:19am Central Time http://i56.tinypic.com/mrfhgw.jpg
1:34am Central Time http://i54.tinypic.com/2m4f8g6.jpg
1:48am Central Time http://i51.tinypic.com/taqypu.jpg

[shonen7]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

Definitely staying up for this!

[i love you]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

I saw this in the news earlier this morning. I've never seen a total lunar eclipse before so i plan on staying up today to spot it right on.

EDIT: My parents are going to stay up too for it so most likely, we will have a lot of pictures hehe

[DragonIIDX]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

Were getting snow here so I won't be able to see it... sounds cool though.

[Flandre Scarlet]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

I believe I saw one with my two cousins while staying with them a couple years back; one of them kept taking picture after picture.

Hoping the sky clears up a bit here by tonight, though.

[psychoangel691]

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I want to stay up for it but I don't know if that's going to happen. I'm already tired and it's not even 7pm yet lol

[bmah]

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Sky is perfectly clear here, but taking pictures at night is pretty challenging for the average camera user (I won't say photographer here). I'll try though, but I'm bound for disappointment.

[Reincarnate]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

Winter solstice + full moon + total lunar eclipse = last occurred in 1638

Next one will happen in 2094.

I don't care what you're doing tomorrow -- this is worth staying up for

[ghost-]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

awesome, can't wait. I probably won't take any pictures as the flash function on my camera is broken and ALWAYS flashes. I'll be sure to explain the orange moon in full detail though! =D

[[email protected]]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

To bad we're right in the middle of a ****ing rain storm right now....

[Bluearrowll]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...111597159.html

Additional information.

I already spammed profile chat, msn and other sources about it so I'm hoping for some good shots. I have tob e up for work at 7:30 but Idc. this is more important

EDIT:

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CLOUDS AND CAN'T SEE IT, OR ARE IN A LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT

http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html

I found a webcast that will show the whole thing

EDIT2: ALTERNATE LINK http://www.wpbt2.org/stargazer/


Pics of the webcast for those who want to see a difference.

[TC_b0ng]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

Yeah gonna be too cloudy to see from where i'm at.. :/

[Kagome]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

Hopefully the clouds clear up by the time this rolls around.

[DotKritic]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

It is awesomely clear here in Seabrook, Texas (southeast of Houston and northwest of Galveston).

7:25pm Central Time (USA)

[Andrew Mitchell]

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse tonight

hmmm, i wonder if i can see this in the uk