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The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight

Posted by samzenpus on from the good-omens dept.

An anonymous reader writes "People on the West Coast should be able to watch the beginning of the upcoming total lunar eclipse tonight at 10:20 pm. The entirety of the moon surface will be in Earth's shadow and start to glow red a couple hours later, a little after midnight. From the article: 'A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth align so that Earth's shadow falls across the moon's surface. Monday night's lunar eclipse is a total eclipse, which means Earth's shadow will cover the moon completely. The moon won't be blacked out by our planet's shadow. Instead, it will take on a reddish hue — anywhere from a bright copper to the brownish red of dried blood.'"

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  1. What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Streetlight · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love it when information gives the time of day but not the time zone. Is this 10:20 PM in Eastern Australia or U. S. EDT or what?

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    In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
  2. Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    it's a f'in LUNAR ECLIPSE.
    What is it with everyone suddenly having the need to give natural events cutsie, abstract, or dramatic names? Kinda like when the media started calling larger than average full moons Super Moons, or any cold spell in winter the 'polar vortex'.