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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Lunar eclipse tonight |
| 2007-03-03 |
| The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years will wow skywatchers if skies are clear in eastern parts of North America and all of Europe and Africa Saturday evening. The eclipse will be in progress when the Moon rises in the eastern half of the United States. It will be over before the Moon rises on the West Coast. The Moon will begin to enter Earth's shadow at 3:18 p.m. ET (20:18 GMT). From locations where it is dark at that time, it will appear as though a bite is being taken out of the Moon. At 5:44 p.m. ET, (22:44 GMT) totality begins when the Moon will be fully inside the shadow. "For North Americans, the farther East you go, the better the view," said Joe Rao, SPACE.com's Skywatching Columnist. "As the Sun sets in the West, the Moon will coming up on the opposite side of the sky in the East. From the Eastern United States and Canada, the best view will be one that is unobstructed to the East, allowing a clear look at the Moon as it rises. Totality ends at 6:58 p.m. ET (23:58 GMT). The Moon exits Earth's main shadow, called the umbra, at 8:11 p.m. ET, which correspond to the wee hours of Sunday morning in Europe. Several webcasts of the eclipse are planned, from the Canary Islands, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Spain. The next total lunar eclipse, Aug. 27, will favor skywatchers in the Western United States. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #10 How nice, the clouds went away. Wow! Neato even with crappy little binoculars. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2007-03-03 19:15 |
| #9 Looked great from this side of the pond . . . until the clouds socked everything in, dang it. Mr. exJAG is on a flight back from DC at the moment -- I bet the view is superb up there. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2007-03-03 17:38 |
| #8 The mass of earth taking a bite out of the ole moon goddess. Got to get out and see this. Maybe out on the lake with a camera. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-03 11:57 |
| #7 Ima gonna use the little Meade 125 thing. Motors retrained, and back-lash removed. /TelePrOn |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-03 11:42 |
| #6 Darn, 90% sky cover over seacoast NH during the eclipse. Well, here's a good NASA link |
| Posted by: KBK 2007-03-03 11:13 |
| #5 Here's a link to the list of the live webcasters: Linky. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-03-03 10:12 |
| #4 Sunny in MA right now; they're calling for clouds & a T-storm this afternoon. Sux to be me... |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-03-03 10:08 |
| #3 message to muzzies.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-03 09:18 |
| #2 Cool! I'm getting the telescope out. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-03-03 08:38 |
| #1 The sky will fall, there will be mass death, the aliens will come and get Al Gore their spiritual leader and cure the world of global warming. Oh ya, and sap that masty woman Shehan off the face of the earth! Oh damn, where's my meds! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2007-03-03 07:47 |
