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Total Lunar Eclipse

By coakford

A total eclipse of the moon occurs tonight. The partial eclipse begins at 5:43 PST and the total eclipse begins at 7:01 PM PST.

There is an excellent description of lunar eclipses here: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

Another good link, with animation, is here: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/13feb_lunareclipse.htm?list200204

This morning, it’s raining. Let’s hope for clear skies tonight.

UPDATE: Nope, too many clouds to see the eclipse very well. When it was in totality, it was totally hidden. I did get a clear view after totality, but it pretty much looks like a regular waxing moon by then.

Here is a time-lapse YouTube photo of the eclipse.

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2 Responses to “Total Lunar Eclipse”

  1. Julie Says:
    February 20, 2008 at 5:49 am | Reply

    We’ve been waiting for it, and now we’re supposed to have really cloudy skies tonight. Bummer!

  2. "California Girl's" Says:
    February 21, 2008 at 7:58 am | Reply

    Did you get to see the eclipse? It was WAY to cloudy here to see anything, plus my “lovely” next door neighbors driveway lamp posts are so bright you could land an airplane in her front yard. Did you get any pictures at your house of it?

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