February 20, 2008
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Given clear skies, we should be able to see a total lunar eclipse tonight.
The total phase will last 51 minutes and begins at 7:01 pm PST.
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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Comments (8)
I will try to look for it, hopefully rain won't be coming down my face.
Whoops. this was last night for us folks on the east coast. we totally missed it.
@SarahakaHungry - the total eclipse will be tonight around 10pm your time. us on the west coast will miss the early stages as it'll start before the moon rises.
i saw it! neato! ryc: you're right! i didn't recognize billy elliot in jumper until you said so! he's all grown up now. i would say he stole the show even show he wasn't the main character.
ryc, that's one nice thing about living in socal...easy access to beaches and snow. :)
oops, miss it.
I saw it and loved it!
i couldn't see it. boo