Total Lunar Eclipse, Feb. 20th

[gopher_nation]

This Wednesday night there will be a total lunar eclipse. It will be completely visible in our part of the country. Looks like the whole thing will take place between 7:43pm and 11:09pm, with the total eclipse lasting from 9:01pm to 9:51pm. As long as you have a view of the moon it is visible from anywhere if the clouds aren't too thick.

Should be cool to show kids, and to photograph.

More info is at: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html

[Meaney]

Awesome, I will have to check it out! Thanks for the info

[LMITOUT]

It's happening!

[IFallsRon]

We saw an eclipse from the fire tower at Itasca many years ago. It was pretty cool. Doesn't seem that it lasted as long as the one last night.

[Windy City Walleye Hunter]

It was crystal clear here in the Windy City and a great show for ole Luna! It was so clear that it did not actually darken out the moon as much as I thought. I was expecting to see just the rim in reddish/orange but you could actually see the moon still even during the peak eclipse time. Still cool to see!

Windy

[LwnmwnMan2]

We live in the trees, and even with the leaves off, we were still somewhat blocked from it.

Soooooo.... I made popcorn, we grabbed drinks and got the kids in the minivan. Drove down to the local swamp / river that runs through Carlos Avery and pulled off in the parking area.

Told the kids martian stories and watched the moon disappear while chomping down the popcorn.

It was a blast, until the 3 year old dumped his bowl of popcorn in the van...

[Fish Toys]

Go to the

Photography and Photo Sharing forum and there are pictures posted. Some real good ones!

[Double D]

Did anyone see the quick glimpse of the satellite before it got blasted last night? It was supposed to be visible for a very short time around 6:40. Just a quick streak I would imagine. It would have been cooler to see the missile strike.

DD