Lunar Eclipse tonight

[pattymayo]

should be visible around 1:15am EST
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

[pattymayo]

whoops its actually tomorrow

[Roy Halladay]

I'll be tuning in then

[jnickell100]

whoops its actually tomorrow

Glad its tomorrow. I'd like to check it out, its been raining here for 3 straight days. I wonder if this will have an effect

[charlesbroccoli]

Glad its tomorrow. I'd like to check it out, its been raining here for 3 straight days. I wonder if this will have an effect

same here....been raining nonstop here...hope its at least slightly visible

[pattymayo]

A total lunar eclipse will be visible (weather permitting) across North America Monday night, just in time for the longest night of the year. This will be the first time a lunar eclipse has fallen on the winter solstice since 1638.
The Earth’s shadow will begin to blot out the moon at 1:32 a.m. EST (10:32 p.m. PST). During totality, when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun, the moon will turn a rusty orange-red for 72 minutes from 2:41 a.m. to 3:53 a.m. EST (11:41 p.m. to 12:53 a.m. PST).

[fightingwarrior]

lunar eclipse

going to watch it.wont miss it.4 years until the next one

[gimme2dollars]

Not until 1:15 eastern time.

[jnickell100]

A total lunar eclipse will be visible (weather permitting) across North America Monday night, just in time for the longest night of the year. This will be the first time a lunar eclipse has fallen on the winter solstice since 1638. The Earth’s shadow will begin to blot out the moon at 1:32 a.m. EST (10:32 p.m. PST). During totality, when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun, the moon will turn a rusty orange-red for 72 minutes from 2:41 a.m. to 3:53 a.m. EST (11:41 p.m. to 12:53 a.m. PST).

Thanks man. Im gonna check it out, probably drive some to the country and chill out for a while. Hopefully the clouds dont f\*\*k this up

[ukbro00]

Way too early/late for me. Someone take a picture of it for me

[EaglesPhan36]

Who's Gettin' Drunk To Watch The Lunar Eclipse?

[stevek173]

Wow nice one, I had no idea

[thezbar]

I just lit some candles. As for drinking, I've just begun!

[brooks85]

im hoping i can see it, anyone around ohio is going to need some luck

[jwbama23]

what time?

[EaglesPhan36]

Lucky in TX, nice clear night even though I wish it was cold. Total eclipse is supposed to be around 2:41am ET. About a 72 minute event from what I read, so you can watch the shadow move across.

[whatsgood5]

Prob gonna get hammered and watch Twilight Eclipse

[ttrace35]

Sounds like loads of fun. Must be the thing to do in the country. Rather shoot myself.

[Mikail]

Out here in Los Angeles we are in the middle of a down pour. It's been raining for days now. I doubt I'd be able to see it but am very interested. Oh well. I'll just have to wait for the next one.

[thezbar]

1 am to 2 am pacific time zone

[Doc JS]

Out here in Los Angeles we are in the middle of a down pour. It's been raining for days now. I doubt I'd be able to see it but am very interested. Oh well. I'll just have to wait for the next one.

the last one that occured on the winter solstice was 500 years ago...happens twice a millinium.

Doc

[Junkyard Dog]

awesome, i will now thanks for the heads up!

[ttwarrior1]

Lunar eclipse tonight



Make sure to go out later tonight and check it out, clouds are covered hear and we won't be able to see where i live.

[ttwarrior1]

Astronomers and sky watchers are in for a real treat tonight, as a total lunar eclipse will be gracing the skies.
The total lunar eclipse, which happens when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned as the moon passes through the Earth's shadow, will be best viewed from 12:30 a.m. this evening and it will reach its fullness around 2:30 a.m., wrote Thomas Lee Hench, an associate professor at Delaware County Community College, in an e-mail. It will last until about 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.
"This eclipse is unusual in that it occurs along with the winter solstice (the first day of winter) and a full moon. While always interesting, this eclipse will be viewable in our area and at totality the moon will be bathed in ruddy light," wrote Hench, who teaches astronomy as well as technical and university physics at the college. "In earlier times, this reddening was view as related to blood with dire consequences for the people observing it.
"It is interesting to remember how other cultures have viewed these types of celestial events and the meanings they attach to them," continued Hench, who has worked at the community college for 27 years.
Hench added that many cultures, such as Native Americans, the Greeks, and Chinese, among others, not only knew how to calculate eclipse cycles, but they referred to the reddish color of Earth's satellite during a total eclipse as the "blood moon."
"(The blood moon) has been used by some to determine the date of Jesus' crucifixion. In fact, a vampire-inspired episode of CSI had the title of 'Blood Moon,'" Hench wrote.
The last time area residents were treated to a total lunar eclipse was in February 2008.
But if you happen to miss tonight's main event, you will get another chance this coming June. But until then, Hench has advice for those willing to bear the 23-degree weather and mostly clear skies tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
"Since this eclipse is occurring in December, the only special things observers need will be warm clothing," Hench wrote.

[GELATINOUS CUBE]

That's-it!!!!

I-always-need-a-new-reason!

[WestyBONE]

Glad I found this post wasn't sure where to earn my points for today.... Already drunk and already planning on it... Enjoy everyone!!!! I am slightly afraid I got myslef a little too pumped up for this...

[Dank_Fire]

I just lit some candles. As for drinking, I've just begun!

Candles? Lol is there a ouija board too?

[DeeWizzle]

Can't see a singIe star in the sky, It's been raining non stop for 5 days here

[rdo37]

the last one that occured on the winter solstice was 500 years ago...happens twice a millinium. Doc

Well you're right in that this will be the first one to occur on the same day as the winter solstice since the middle ages, but total lunar eclipses are actually "common". If I remember correctly, the last total lunar eclipse was like a year or two ago...

Yeah I looked it up, last total eclipse was in 2008. And there will be two of them in 2011.

Edit: my bad didn't see ttwarrior already covered this..

[louisv516]

Can't wait I never seen one, it soppose to be from 130 to 3 30am

[JuicedUp]

Let's do this.

[muldoon]

Crystal clear (and cold) where I am. I'm very excited. This is an event that unites a lot of people, and it's rare enough to stay up late for.

[Housemoney]

Clear skies here, but I just got home from watching the game. Bed time.

[Cuse0323]

Probably won't be able to see it but I'm gonna try, clouds throughout the sky.

[easywinner]

This is also the darkest night of the year and the longest one. There is a meteor shower going on too so people not around bright lights should be able to see some of that as well especially as the moon fades and makes the sky even darker. We are also exactly 2 years away from December, 21, 2012 now if that means anything to you.