LUNAR ECLIPSE ON DECEMBER 21, 2010

[Xplorer88]

hey guys try not to miss the lunar eclipse heres an article from some site

Where Will the Eclipse be Visible?
The December 21 lunar eclipse will be visible to observers in North America and western South America. The winter constellations are well placed for viewing during totality so a number of bright stars can be used for magnitude comparisons. Observers along South America's east coast miss the eclipse's late stages because they occur after moonset.

Most of Europe and Africa experience moonset while the eclipse is in progress. Only northern Scandinavians can catch the entire event from Europe. The moon rises in the eclipse for observers in eastern Asia. The eclipse will not be visible from southern and eastern Africa, the Middle East or southern Asia. The moon will be situated in the constellation Taurus, close to the border with Gemini, and near the most northerly point in the moon's orbit at that time of the year.

When will the Eclipse Occur?
The eclipse's total phase lasts for 72 minutes. The penumbral eclipse ("P1") begins at 05:29:17 Universal Time (UT) and the partial eclipse ("U1") starts at 06:32:37 UT. The total eclipse ("U2") begins at 07:40:47 UT and the point of the greatest eclipse occurs at 08:16:57 UT. The moon lies near the zenith for observers in southern California and Baja Mexico at the instant of the greatest eclipse. The umbral magnitude peaks at 1.2561 as the moon's southern limb passes 2.8 arc minutes north of the shadow's central axis. Therefore, the moon's southern half will seem much darker than the northern half because it lies deeper in the umbra.

Since the moon samples a large range of umbral depths during totality, its appearance will change dramatically with time. The total eclipse ("U3") ends at 08:53:08 UT, followed by the end of the partial eclipse ("U4") at 10:01:20 UT. The penumbral eclipse ("P4") ends at 11:04:31 UT.

Eclipses in 2010
The eclipse that occurs on January 15, 2010, is not the only eclipse for the year. The full list of eclipses in 2010 includes:

An annular solar eclipse on January 15.
A partial lunar eclipse on June 26.
A total solar eclipse on July 11.
A total lunar eclipse on December 21.
timeanddate.com will provide information on more eclipses close to the time of their occurrence.

[Xplorer88]

North and Central America should be able to view the entire show, which is expected to last 3 1/2 hours if skies are clear. Total eclipse begins at 11:41 p.m. PST Monday or 2:41 a.m. EST Tuesday. The totality phase - when the moon is entirely inside Earth's shadow - will last a little over an hour.

[Xanth]

Cool!  I really wanted to see it, but I can't stay up that late.  >_<

[kailaurius]

As unique as this event is I would also love to stay up and watch the eclipse, but unfortunately will be a bit late for me as well.  Maybe I'll have some really interesting projections tonight. 

[Xplorer88]

i know i'm gonna end up falling asleep but i put my alarm on, going to watch it and then go back to sleep to try and astral project to the moon ...ive been trying to make it up there, havent succeeded yet hopefully the eclipse will have some influence.

[radman32]

bonk, I was totally up that late last night and didn't go out to see it.

[fossilera]

It was cloudy in my area, so I pretty much missed it. Oh well, I can always wait until I'm over 100 years old to see the next one on this date.

[Xplorer88]

Oh well, I can always wait until I'm over 100 years old to see the next one on this date.

lol

[CFTraveler]

I woke up at 4:30 am, looked outside, didn't see the moon (maybe it was completely obscured?) but everything was very dark, like bathed in a very dim reddish light, and went back to sleep.  Later my hubby got up at 5 and saw the moon was very bright and the whole scape was bathed in that beautiful silvery light you get with a full moon- so I think I may have seen it.

[AmbientSound]

Full lunar eclipse on the Solstice. Wonder what the astrological significance of that is.

I'm totally freaking out, man. 

[Xanth]

Full lunar eclipse on the Solstice. Wonder what the astrological significance of that is.

I'm totally freaking out, man. 

Well, as far as I can see... none.  lol

[CFTraveler]

Other than I now have a bad cold....   

But seriously, I believe the eclipse (considered bad luck) happened before the solstice (good luck) so that the solstice trumps the eclipse.  So if this were a card game and the symbols meant something, it'd be all good anyway.

[Xplorer88]

lol hopefully its good luck...................however the moon was reddish/orangey...i remember reading one of those 2012 "predictions"...not sure if it was a mayan prediction or in one of nostradamus quatrin's that i read that sumthin that about around 5700 a.d=approximately 2010/2011 a.d.(?) that the moon would be covered in blood and it was a sign of something happening within the next year or so.....prolly just one of those conspiracy/doomsday theories but it hit me a day after the eclipse that maybe thats what they were talking about by the moon being covered with blood(lunar eclipse making the moon look red) or maybe it was a mayan one about december 21, 2012 and predicting it on december 21 2010 which is when the eclipse happened. im trying to find it im reading through stuff trying to find it again. or maybe it was the webots prediction site not sure which it was a day last week when i was just reading up on all type of 2012 sh1t. if i find it ill post it

[CFTraveler]

I've seen a few full moon eclipses (at least three where I live) and they were all red.  At least the ones I've seen.  That's why they're considered bad luck, because of the symbolism.

[NoY]

Maybe Hellboy was using his key 

:NoY:

[CFTraveler]

It's been three days now, I can't believe this topic is still going.

[Xplorer88]

It's been three days now, I can't believe this topic is still going.

lol