Lunar eclipse just went total a few minutes ago...still SO cool!

[mcscajun]

Lunar eclipse just went total a few minutes ago...still SO cool!

All reddish colored, with Regulus visible above and Saturn visible to the side and slightly below. Kind of an odd-shaped triangle. We won't see that particular arrangement again in my lifetime, or yours.

Next regular total lunar eclipse in 2010, of course, but if you want to see a Once-in-a-lifetime event, step outside now!

[Shakespeare]

1. I've been watching it for the last 90 minutes.

Always an amazing thing to behold! The clouds cleared up here in SoCal just in time.

[mcscajun]

2. So glad they did! We'd had cloudy conditions all day here in NNJ, but...

...it cleared up JUST in time! :bounce:

[FogerRox]

5. YOu might see the spy sat shot down ,,,,,Launch in about 8 minutes

PIX

[mcscajun]

8. Where to look for the spy sat shot?

?

[LostinVA]

18. The clouds cleared up here just in time, too

Of course, it's 19 degrees out, so we were definitely not standing in the backyard for 90 minutes.

[Shakespeare]

19. Not that cold here, but I did have to crane my neck to see around the palm trees.

For reals! :7

:hi:

[LostinVA]

20. Oh yes -- those damn palm trees

How I wish we had that problem.

[bigwillq]

3. I just saw it!

:bounce:

[lost-in-nj]

4. OMG

I wish I could get pictures.....

its beautiful....


just

awesome


redish here to...

and so clear


lost

[TZ]

6. First time I can recall seeing totality

I've been able to see partial lunar eclipses before but never been able to hit the peak..beautiful.

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. I saw it as I rounded the corner down my street

Wow.

Drove to a street w/o lights to have a good look at it.

[mcscajun]

10. Wish I'd thought of that. Hell, Wish I'd located my damned binoculars

BEFORE this happened. Can't find the bloody things! :banghead:

Going out now for one more look...

[Dukkha]

9. The moon is gone! OMG! THIS IS HUGH!1!!

Call your senator RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

[Ellen Forradalom]

11. Call Congress right fucking now!1!

Tell them the Navy shot down the wrong target!

[mcscajun]

14. It's a Republican PLOT!

Paging Rush Limbaugh.

[Redstone]

12. Argh! ARGH! It's cloudy here! Double argh!

Redstone

[liberaltrucker]

13. Here, too (Southwest VA)

:banghead:

[Redstone]

15. We just got a break in the overcast, so I got a look. I know I could just look at pictures,

but it's not the same.

I hope you get an opportunity to see it.

Redstone

[liberaltrucker]

16. Not a chance, unfortunately

I just saw the satellite pic of this area.
Thanks to DUers for the pics!

:toast:

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. I got to see it at half and just as it began returning. Which is lucky, as it was raining earlier!

Lots of people were out looking at it. I'm grateful for the change in weather.