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Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight
chuckpeters writes "A total lunar eclipse will soon darken the full moon for most of North and South America, Europe, and Africa.
The Moon rises about five p.m. EST and the eclipse will be in penumbra. Totality begins at 8:06 p.m. EST. and ends at 8:31 PM EST and the partial eclipse ends at 10:45 PM. EST" To obtain the time and location for your area, use the Lunar Computer. It looks like the weather will cooperate and we will have clear skies for most of the country. Articles can be found at NASA, Space.com, Sky and Telescope, and Starry Skies."
Wow, we get to see the moon go out. This is cool. Since we're talking about lunar eclipses, I would like to share some cultural things.
In Taiwan, it was believed traditionally that the lunar eclipse is caused by a massive dog who ate the moon. So during lunar eclipse, everyone took out their cooking pans, pots and stuff and hit them with utensil in hope to scare the dog into spitting the moon back out.
Just some interesting info.
In US, you can easily buy enough major firearms to wipe out your neighbourhood but a few little fireworks are banned.
I'm still waiting on this solar eclipse to end. (not with the moon though... it seems that this pesky middle section of the earth is blocking my view... any way to remove it??)
Does anybody have the eclipse times for Europe ?
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They are all still dead from the last eclipse.
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The times for the UK, and indeed the whole of eurpe. it looks from the map like it'll be very early in the morning.
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The Lunar Computer will only give you US times. BTW only the Northern East Coast will get totality. You should be able to see the full eclipse from anywhere in Europe, North Africa and Ukrain.
The Moon will be in penumbra at 11 PM CET. Totality begins at 2:06 a.m. CET on the 9th of November, and ends at 2:31 a.m. CET, and the partial eclipse ends at 14:45 a.m. CET.
Substract one hour for GMT.
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I saw a complete lunar eclipse over Cornwall in the UK about 12 years ago, when I was about 8. It was one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen, as I have never witnessed the sky so clear, and seen so many stars. I recommend having a look at the Milky Way whilst the eclipse is at totality. I think I enjoyed the Lunar Eclipse better than the Solar Eclipse that appeared right over Cornwall in 1999, as it was just too cloudy.
It looks like the weather will cooperate and we will have clear skies for most of the country.
You don't know what the weather here in Cairo's like! Forget lunar eclipses! The smog's always so thick, it takes the rain two days to seep through all of it before it finally hits the ground!
The last time reads "2:45 a.m.", mea culpa.
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That's 4:45 a.m., not 2:45. I should get some sleep instead of reloading Slashdot over and over.
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It should be visible tonight after the eclipse.
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Right now it's fairly cloudy, but hopefully it will clear up, according to www.weather.co.uk.
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EXN has all the times for the eclipse in Canada. Check'em out! I'll be out watching! I love astronomical events. w00t! w00t!
EXN article/eclipse times for Canada http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2003/10/31/51.asp?t=dp
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Me, I just hope I can see it - rain's predicted for southern California.
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They are all still dead from the last eclipse.
They're STILL dead? Fucking Christ, I called Larry over 2 years ago about this, and he assured me that Ramsees and crew would be ready by tonight. This is the last time I ever trust those fucking little Egyptian Cult pricks, EVER!
from the burn-your-eyes-out dept. There is no risk of damaging your vision by looking at a lunar eclipse. The sun is positioned behind the earth which blocks light from hitting the moon, so if anything you may have to strain in some places to see the lunar eclipse. Solar eclipses, on the other hand, do present a danger of vision loss cuz staring directly at the sun is never a good idea.
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The site provides detailed weather and sky charts for almost anywhere in the world. Cool, eh!!
Might want to re-read the weather report posted, looks like the Great Lakes region, northeast (N. Carolina up), and desert southwest are the only parts of the country to have good weather. Pretty much everywhere else will be cloudy.
I have a program called MoonDock for my Dock in Mac OS X. I launched it and was surprised to see that there's no mention of the lunar eclipse tonight. Is there a program that has as equally accomplished interface and has good lunar data on it, that, also shows lunar eclipse information? (For the Mac)
And for that matter, can anyone tell me if Starry Night Pro is worth the purchase?
Tonight will be a good night to impress friends with my green laser pointer - yep couldn't resist the ThinkGeek Ad anymore.
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You can get international locations (using longitude/latitude/timezone) on the Lunar Eclipse Computer
It's worth also pointing out that tonight we will be experiencing the Leonids meteor shower. This is one of the stronger showers of the year, and back in 1998 it produced around 200 meteors per hour. While its not possible to predict how many meteors there will be this year, the fact that the shower is combined with a lunar eclipse makes it rather special, IMHO. Interestingly enough, the same conincidence happened last year!
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But seriously... here's a nice animation of what we can expect tonight.
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." -Stephen Hawking
Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse happens simultaneously regardless of where you are. The only questions are A) what time zone you're in (a little simple arithmetic), and B) whether you're in the right place to have an unobstructed view of the moon.
You can then make them feel kinda dumb by pointing out that the Moon is always full before an eclipse.
I don't know what amuses me the most: you for posting this or 3 people for finding it "informative".
1) The eastern coast will see it
:oP
2) All of the rest of America will see it, but only while the moon is rising, Australia's actually the only continent that won't see it.
3) Slashdot serves the entire planet. It is relevant to more people than it isn't.
buddhism is not a religion, dumbass
nor do we fight for lands, or worship super beings.
we only seek enlightenment, and do not fight for lands and cause wars on the way.
Time to fly to a small 3rd world country and take over. Once I demonstrate that I can make the moon disappear I'm sure I'll be declared their new King.
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Any pointers to software where you put in your longitude & latitude & it draws a star map for your location?
I'm googling in another tab, but I'm hoping for a pointer to something that actually works.
I got the azimuth & altitude figures for tonight, but I'm having a little trouble visualizing it.
they proceeded to eat the dog.
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Here is a better calculator with the option to find times for the rest of the world as well as other eclipses.
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The problem in the third world is that someone is likely to smack your silly head with their BBC shortwave radio. They might then burn you as the witch you pretend to be. It takes real skill and close attention to local culture to convince people you have special power AND their best interest at heart. Fear is just one component of respect.
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Amateur astronomers are encouraged to make a note of the appearance of the eclipse and rank it on the Danjon scale. The scale looks something like this:
L = 0 Very dark eclipse. Moon almost invisible, especially at mid-totality.
L = 1 Dark Eclipse, gray or brownish in coloration. Details distinguishable only with difficulty.
L = 2 Deep red or rust-colored eclipse. Very dark central shadow, while outer edge of umbra is relatively bright.
L = 3 Brick-red eclipse. Umbral shadow usually has a bright or yellow rim.
L = 4 Very bright copper-red or orange eclipse. Umbral shadow has a bluish, very bright rim.
The data is collected by Sky & Telescope and eventually NASA. For lack of another address, (astronomy AT valivingmuseum.org) is collecting data. Along with your rating on the Danjon scale, please include the following:
-Time of Viewing & time zone
-Sky Conditions: (e.g. clear, thin clouds, partly cloudy, etc.)
-General Location
No surprise, this eclipse ties into this set of beliefs. See the site here, which goes into it in far more detail than I would ever care to know about it now.
On the other hand, if you cannot get to see the eclipse, you can use a program like Celestia to see it virtually in your own computer. A very pretty program.
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And I suppose you were trying to relieve the suffering of your fellow human being by calling him a dumbass. You're the least enlightened "Buddhist" I've ever encountered.
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Yesterday's Astronomy Picture of the Day has a good animation, and today's has a picture of the eclipsed moon in infrared.
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According to the NASA article, we will miss it.
I am seriously peeved about that...
If my call is important, why am I talking to a recording?
It's raining here and we will miss it anyhow.
That sucks man.
Because of a conflict with a meeting I missed the last one we could see too.
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Does anybody know what a lunar eclipse is supposed to do to werewolves? Do they change? Do they change back when it starts and become wolves again when it ends? Any ideas?
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I started watching the eclipse at 5:27 ("official time" for the moon entering umbra in my area) and I have gone outside every so often to check. It's so cool.
From the 30th roof of my apartment building in NYC it's a beautiful site. A mysterious dim red circle suspended over the city. I'll head back up in a few minutes when it begins to wane. It's a little cold to sit the whole thing out up there.
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Live images of the eclipse as seen from the two largest cities in Norway can be found here. Updated every 3 minutes.
I live in Hawaii and won't be able to see a thing, you insensitive clod.
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Here is a picture of the moon taken about five minutes ago while it is getting out of the Earch's shadow.
1 sec exposure, f/5.6, ISO 100, 300 mm, with a Canon EOS 10D.
in Bulfinches mythology (excuse if not properly spelled) The druid priest predicted an eclipse and their calculations were very accurate (they thought) the eclipse did not happen on the day they predicted and their was a mass suicide among the priest. The eclipse happened a day or two later. This was pretty much the end for the druids since they did not have a known written lang. and it was the priest who kept them together, Though break, wonder if they had any good jokes.
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I was able to view the entire eclipse from beginning to end here in upstate NY. It was clear and cold and the moon, as it is full, was tremendously beautiful.
The symptomatic red tinge was clearly evident and for once in this great while the moon seemed wonderfully warm. I am glad at seeing this full eclipse, I missed the last celestial event over the summer during the meteor shower. What a great November event!
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Between 2 and 2.30 a.m. CET, the eclipse was not so full in the Munich area. I could see a small bright white stripe on the lower left side of the moon all the time, which let the reddish rest of the moon appear quite dull. I've seen more beautiful eclipses of the moon before. I want my money back.
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Think we can coax the natives into giving us something, if we give their moon back?
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Heard those suckers will repeat it again on a bigger scale for .au and .nz later in the month.
More than mere navel gazing.