A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray. An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html For those watching it in Houston. Hmmm Suns/Lakers game? or Eclipse? Hmmmm what to watch...
It's been overcast in Los Angeles as well, but lately the clouds have been breaking up. Maybe it will be clear enough to see it.
Seems like this happens every time we get an eclipse. But anyway... We're on break from night class right now, and I'm about to get back to it. (I'm the teacher so it doesn't start back until I say it does. ) I was going to take them outside to see it, thought it was too cloudy, but then the clouds were breaking and you could see bits of it. I showed it to one student, and I'm about to see if it's still there and show it to more. (not quite our subject area, but still educational) Worth going outside and checking. This report is from San Antonio, so your mileage may vary.
I saw part of it earlier this evening, but then clouds moved in, and I couldn't really see anymore. It was cool when I saw it. IT was about half way eclipsed.
Yep, I saw it, from Mexico, looked really nice!!!!!!!! ( Just making fun of the thread about the excesive use of the exclamation points )
