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Total Lunar Eclipse, Feb. 20th

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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