Lunar Eclipse Next Tuesday Morning

[Ava]

Tuesday morning, Aug. 28 brings us the second total lunar eclipse of 2007. Those living in the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia will be able to partake in at least some of this sky show. The very best viewing region for viewing this eclipse will fall across the Pacific Rim, including the West Coast of the United States and Canada, as well as Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand and eastern Australia. All these places will be able to see the complete eclipse from start to finish.

Europeans will miss out on the entire show, as the Moon will be below the horizon during their mid and late morning hours. The Moon enters the umbra at 4:51 a.m. EDT (1:51 a.m. PDT). Totality begins at 5:32 EDT (2:52 PDT) and ends after sunrise on the East coast and at 4:22 a.m. PDT.

Read more here: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070824_ns_eclipse.html

I'm a total nerd for this kind of stuff. I always set my alarm to get up where there is going to be a meteor shower or an eclipse. It's just so cool!

[Callalily]

1. Thanks Ava

for the reminder. Here's another informative site.

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html

[Ava]

3. awesome, thanks!

:hi:

[MysticalChicken]

2. Sweet!

I live in Oregon, so I'll have a good view of it.

[Ava]

4. i'm in alabama so i doubt it will show up good here if at all

but it will be dark when it starts and the sun will be coming up when it ends so i'm going to try to catch it anyways

[otherlander]

5. Cool! Thanks Ava!

I missed the last one but I'll be sure to set my alarm clock so I can see this one. :hi:

[Ava]

6. REMINDER

I got my alarm set (although it won't show up as good here in 'bama).

[Kutjara]

7. Thanks Ava.

I love this stuff too, but until recently lived in the UK where the sky is just a rumor. Now that I'm in cloudless SoCal, it will be nice to actually see a celestial phenomenon. I'll be out there with my camera and tripod.

[orleans]

8. it's those solar eclipses that creep me out--the total ones where

it turns into night in the middle of the day

and everyone yells: don't look at the sun!

really creepy to me.

[CRF450]

9. Its happening right now as I get ready for work here in NC!

[Callalily]

10. Grrrrrr . . .

raining here! I'm so mad. I missed the perseid showers and now this!

[Ava]

13. I couldn't see it either

I got up this morning very early to see it and was upset that it was too cloudy for me to see anything. I was scared that might happen since it was storming last night, but oh well. :(

Here's some pics:

[BarenakedLady]

11. I'm up, too bad I can't see it.

:(

[Esra Star]

12. Pretty good view here on the east coast of Oz.

It's just a faint 'off red' disc about half way up to zenith.

[DS1]

14. Wake up at 5:40?

Not a chance

[pitohui]

15. good view in the greater new orleans area

nice clear sky, nice red totality

today it's a completely gray cloudy day so the timing was just perfect for us to see it

[DemReadingDU]

16. Awesome pics!

I was able to see the eclipse, I'm in Ohio. I was walking around my neighborhood at 5:30am to 6am. Fist I saw a small white crescent, then the entire moon turned sort of an orange color. It was a neat thing!