The lunar eclipse commenced a few minutes ago. It's a while until totality, but it's a fine night in the Seattle area, so if you're awake ....

Try this link for the time frame: http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/27/lunar-eclipse-when-to-watch-in-us/5891/

About fifty minutes, I guess.

The lunar eclipse commenced a few minutes ago. It's a while until totality, but it's a fine night in the Seattle area, so if you're awake ....

Try this link for the time frame: http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/27/lunar-eclipse-when-to-watch-in-us/5891/

About fifty minutes, I guess.

Sweet. thank you. I will take a Picture.

...waiting till 6:37 am

ALLright...as officially the moon went behind the NY dust, pollution haze on the horizon. So kapish to me taking the photo of it

It's in totality, but I'm having trouble getting a good shot. I only have a cheap metal-snake mini-tripod, and it refuses to stabilize. Throw in the ambient light from the parking lot ... I'm getting beautiful color, but just enough blur to screw the shot.

Anything that was made by Creation to synchronise EXACTLY with the female cycle must be treated with great respect.

The Moon Goddess must be worshipped.

One can only gaze in wonderment at how the Moon fits perfectly with the Sun...a billion to one chance mathematically...yet thee Lord has deigned it so.

Praise Be to All Gods and Divine Creation!

It happens allot.

It happens allot.

I can't remember the last one we got to see out here. Either geography or weather screws our view.

Six minutes, or so, to mid.

And it really makes "Astronomy Domine" sound better.

A lunar eclipse occurs at least two times a year, whenever some portion of the Earth's shadow falls upon the Moon. The Moon will always be full during a lunar eclipse; that is, from the perspective of the Sun, the Moon will be directly behind the Earth. However, since the orbital plane of the Moon is inclined by about 5° with respect to the orbital plane of the Earth (the ecliptic), most full moons occur when the Moon is either north or south of Earth's shadow. Thus in order to be eclipsed, the Moon must be near one of the two intersection points its orbit makes with the ecliptic, which are referred to as the Moon's ascending and descending nodes.

A lunar eclipse occurs at least two times a year, whenever some portion of the Earth's shadow falls upon the Moon.

Yes, but this one is a total lunar eclipse, which are somewhat rarer. I think the last one was in 2004, and the next one will be in 2010.

As I write this, the moon has just moved out of the Earth's umbra, but is still in the penumbra region (not that you'd notice). In Australia, where I live, it's 10:24 pm, or there abouts. We had cloud as the moon moved into the umbra, but the clouds cleared before we reached totality, and it has been a beautifully clear night here since then.

The view has been excellent - definitely the best lunar eclipse I've seen, and a long duration, too. I got a real sense of the moon as a red ball floating in space, rather than the usual washed-out flat-looking thing the moon normally is. And seeing stars right next to the moon is a very difficult thing to do under ordinary circumstances.

I viewed the moon using a pair of binoculars, which gave an excellent view of the shadow's movement.

All in all, a much more interesting night than watching TV!

And, I've just added to my personal record of eclipse viewings, which now dates back on the internet to about 1999...

:)

I saw the 2004 one, but I missed this one. I completely forgot. :(