Lunar Eclipse tomorrow night
 

I have seen a full luinar eclipse in houston about 9 years ago. it was amazingly beautiful. the moon turned bright cranberry red as the earth's shadow overtook it. look for it tomorrow people!

The moon begins moving into Earth's shadow at 7:43 pm. Totality begins 78 minutes later at 9:01 pm and lasts for 51 minutes.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown an (rarely) very dark gray

An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. Th shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial eclipse is seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbra shadow, then a total eclipse of the Moon occurs.

Thanks for the heads up!!

it's supposed to be fucking cloudy. fucking hell.

I wish it was like the old days and people would riot during an eclipse thinking it was the end of the world.

Will the Illuminati finally will show themselves?

I don't think that was for a lunar eclipse.

The time is between 3.01am and 3:51am GMT by the way. And yes, it is meant to be cloudy. Although tonight the full moon here in the UK is absolutely stunning.

I'll be setting my alarm for Thursday morning.

WHOA!!! POOKIE, welcome back.

WHOA!! ✌➬, who the hell are you?!!??

No one, just symbols. I use to write on the Ask Pookie thread.

A change of name eh? I'll have to read your posts and guess, I guess?

well I was just watching Osama I mean Obama make a speech on CNN, does tha count?

What a disappointment. The sky was completely covered in clouds here. Anybody else have more luck?

In France it was 4am but I woke up for it, there were lots of clouds but still I saw it, it was beautiful :)

The conspiracy nets were full of chatter about the coincidence that while this eclipse was happening on the other side of the planet the Navy was shooting missles at a "satellite".

You mean the navy might have made the eclipse happen?

Much as I like a good conspiracy theory, that one's stretching it a bit. Especially as the US military were making such a song and dance about the satellite.

i missed the clipse :(

clouds covered the great state of texas.



fuck.

now I gotta wait until december 2010

lunar eclipses are very meh.

Then we're honoured that you took the trouble to tell us so.