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| Marybeth |
Posted - Feb 17 2008 : 12:04:12 AM
There will be a total eclipse of the moon on Feb. 20th
Coming Feb. 20: Total Eclipse of the Moon
By Joe Rao
SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist
posted: 07 February 2008
06:38 am ET
Mark Wednesday, Feb. 20, on your calendar as "Lunar Eclipse Night," for if the weather is fair you should have no difficulty observing a total eclipse of the moon.
The eclipse will be visible wherever the moon is above the horizon during the time frame that the eclipse is taking place. As it turns out, North and South America will turned toward the moon and will be in excellent position for this sky show.
Europe, Africa and a part of western Asia will also be able to see the eclipse, although for these regions the event will take place in hours just before sunrise on the morning of Feb. 21.
All told, given clear skies, about three billion potential eclipse viewers will be able to partake in the spectacle of the full moon becoming completely immersed in the Earth's shadow.
This will be the third total lunar eclipse within the past year. The previous two favored different parts of North America, but this one will be readily visible from start-to-finish across much of the continent, weather permitting.
The total phase will last 51-minutes and begins at 10:01 p.m. EST (7:01 p.m. PST).
Because some of the sunlight striking the Earth is diffused and scattered by our atmosphere, the Earth's shadow is not completely dark. Typically there are coppery red and orange hues cast over the moon at and near totality from sunlight refracted from our atmosphere around the edge of the Earth, giving the moon the appearance of an eerie glowing ball.
As a bonus, during the eclipse the moon will be situated, in our sky, near the planet Saturn and the bright bluish star Regulus in the constellation of Leo. The effect will be to create a uniquely beautiful triangle in the sky consisting of the totally eclipsed moon, a bright naked-eye planet and one of the 21 brightest stars in the sky.
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 10:03:22 PM
Aww, Mary Beth, thank you and thank you for taking the time to comment on the blog!  Sometimes I think maybe 2 people read those things, and I think one of them is my mom! 
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Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 9:28:51 PM
Great photos, Zan. MB
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Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 7:06:02 PM
Hey guys, I took pictures of the entirety of the full moon eclipse and just NOW managed to get them on my blog. It was fun, but REALLY cold on the back deck, I had to run out every 15 minutes, but I posed the best pics on the blog.
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Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 12:19:21 PM
I didn't know that it was a total eclipse (and a full moon) but with all the weirdos calling the last few days, I kept saying out loud, "Is it a full moon?" and....yep, it was!!!
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| Alee |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 12:15:41 PM
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Great photos!
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| jenbove |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 11:48:35 AM
Like Julie, we were under clouds, but they were filmy enough that we could see the moon shining before the eclipse. It became very dark and rather eerie when the moonlight disappeared. We have no other "civilized" lights in sight, so we can pretend we're really in the wilds. Can you imagine what early people felt when the moon went dark?
Oh, and, my own cycle is back in gear - whew!
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 11:16:14 AM
And did you all notice the 2 bright stars right beside the eclipsed moon. One was the planet Saturn and the star Regulus from the constellation Leo. Pretty cool, I'd say. MB
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| Linder |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 09:38:05 AM
A friend and I walked down to the beach and watched it from start to finish. I'd never seen an eclipse before. It was really very magical.
Did anyone see the red tinges when it was all covered? Gorgeous!
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 08:56:09 AM
It was beautiful!!!!! Wow, the moon was red!
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 08:53:15 AM
I actually didn't go outside to take the photos. I realized looking out our bedroom window that I could get a better view of it. So I set up my tripod and shot from in there. I've seen some really neat shots of it. Pretty cool to see something like that. I still keep meaning to head to Cumberland Falls and take photos of the moonbow...it is a rainbow that appears when there is a full moon. It is the only one here on this side of earth and the other one is in Zambia at Victoria Falls. I grew up not far from Cumberland Falls and never got the chance to see the moonbow in person. That will be my "things to do in 2008" list. haha.
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| bohemiangel |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 08:31:02 AM
Wow, too bad I was in bed :-p Love the pics thanks for sharing!
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| Firemama |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 07:54:22 AM
We saw it, my son was a little freaked out by it.Of course thats cause the stupid neighbor said that "the aliens" were going to come out of the moon and suck our brains out, stupid.
It was pretty though
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 07:54:14 AM
It was very pretty. I loved the red/orange/pinkish color to it.
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Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 07:47:24 AM
It was cloudy so we missed it!
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 07:13:29 AM
I caught my husband moon gazing last night when he put our 4 year old son to bed. I asked him what they were doing & he said "Watching the total eclipse of the moon". I gazed out the window on and off all evening, enjoying this rare event too. Lucky for us, we had a beautiful, clear night. I really enjoyed the pictures you farmgirls took. I decided not to brave the frigid temps and take any. I can always gaze at the ones you ladies provided!
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| junkjunkie |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 07:00:52 AM
I made a point to step outside a few times last night to see the different stages. It was pretty cool!
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 05:11:20 AM
I didn't have a tripod either. Mine is the result of holding it still on my deck railing and not breathing. For every good shot I got, I had about ten more that I erased. Especially since one of my dogs kept messing with me! |
| windypines |
Posted - Feb 21 2008 : 04:29:37 AM
Nice pictures. I looked a couple of times before heading to bed. That was neat.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 10:03:49 PM
I got a few on my blog,but didn't have tripod.
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 9:02:55 PM
Heather and Marybeth have been "mooning" us, so here is my moon:
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 7:54:44 PM
Beautiful, Heather. First I went down in the valley to look at the first part and then come home to feed the horses and we are in the trees so I just went out now and found it. Did you all see Saturn and Regulus beside the moon. How neat. thanks for the pic. MB
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 7:46:05 PM
Here's one I froze my fingers off to take tonight.
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 7:41:37 PM
It was pretty neat seeing the different phases of the eclipse. It started around 8PM and I kept checking back to see the eclipse. Then when it was a full eclipse, it turn a tiny bit red, but not much. The funny thing was that there were a few planes flying by it while I was taking a few photos. I haven't looked to see if any of them turned out any good. Did anyone get any cool photos?
And for some odd reason while watching American Idol and the moon, I bursted out singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart". haha.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 2:02:25 PM
I don't think I'm going to get to see this after all. We have been getting snow most the day and it isn't showing any signs of stopping or anything. 
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 2:01:18 PM
Great Photo Mary Beth! I went outside to take a photo, but our neighbors big tall tree was blocking my view just as I remembered when it would be up. I'm hoping the clouds tonight won't interfere with the eclipse..and the trees!
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