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Total Lunar Eclipse Set To Wow Star Gazers, Clear Skies Willing (reuters.com)
Astronomy buffs across the United States have been promised all the makings of a spectacular total lunar eclipse on Sunday except one -- clear skies. From a report: Star gazers from Los Angeles to New York will keep their eyes on the sky for the eclipse, known as a super blood wolf moon, expected to appear at 11:41 p.m. EST. Although it is a total eclipse, the moon will never go completely dark but rather take on a coppery red glow -- called a blood moon. It is also a full moon that is especially close to Earth, called a supermoon.
And since it appears in January, when wolves howled in hunger outside villages, it has earned the name wolf moon, according to The Farmers Almanac. But no matter how perfectly the stars align for this stellar event, the thrill or disappointment of the evening really depends on one thing: the weather.
And since it appears in January, when wolves howled in hunger outside villages, it has earned the name wolf moon, according to The Farmers Almanac. But no matter how perfectly the stars align for this stellar event, the thrill or disappointment of the evening really depends on one thing: the weather.
I live in western Washington State, you insensitiv... oh, wait, the sky is actually fairly clear right now. I can see the moon!
Never mind.
(But it does seem like fog may ultimately get in the way)
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I wonder what the chances are of a lunar eclipse happening at some other time besides a full moon.
Zero.
The light doesn't fade in, the camera exposure changes. I am imaging it now, and keep having to increase the exposure to see it. If I had it set the same way as the full moon, the picture would be black.
Woohoo!, A full wolf blood red/blue moon made of green cheese (RGB!), never been seen before, never to be seen again, eclipse!!!1!1!11!!.
Seriously, this is a total lunar eclipse, which is cool, but not particularly unique. Unless you're 90 years old, you'll have a chance to see another.
But all the naming hype which seems to have started in the last few years is complete and utter bullshit. Just wait until Google China starts advertising by beaming LASERs on the surface to advertise Coca-Cola.
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I wouldn't call it red ... more like orange. A giant tangerine tossed into the firmament. A plump pomegranate parked in the Pleiades. A Clementine coasting amongst the constellations.
The Russians have won. They have made the world a cesspool of distrust, greed, fear and hate.
Well, to be honest the Full Wolf Blood Laser Super Coke Moon does sound pretty awesome!
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
That is true only if you are assuming its the earth that is eclipsing the moon. Other options are however substantially less likely, and less desirable.
Just had a peek out there about a half hour ago. Pretty cool in a creepy way.
Time to load another bowl and go ponder it further.
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Well, it is 6 below zero (F), but the skies were perfectly clear for me. I was worried because the forecast for tonight has been saying "overcast" for days.
It wasn't nearly as impressive as the solar eclipse of 2017, but still pretty neat.
We've got snow cover here, so it is surprisingly bright with a full moon - enough light to read a book by, or drive without your headlights. As the penumbra moved in, I couldn't tell any difference looking at the moon, but I did notice that it was getting dark out. As the umbra moved in, it was plainly visible, and kinda screwy-looking. Many years ago, I got in the habit of reading partial phases of the moon as a pointer towards the present position of the sun, so it was odd that to me, the moon looked like it was pointing to a sun just under the northwest horizon.
See that "Preview" button?
For most of our lives the only full moon to be specially named in popular culture was the 'harvest moon' of September
Really? You never heard of a "Blue Moon"? Just because YOU never heard of the other moons doesn't mean nobody else has.
strawberry moon
hunters moon
The list goes on for every special moon if you bother to look. Also I'm guessing you never grew up around 4-H or FFA clubs. You likely would have heard of at least some of them if you had any meaningful relationship to agriculture.
How many security cameras point straight up into the sky?