Our Planets Shall Blot Out the Moon!

[Remington]

Breaking news: full-moon lunar eclipse tonight, on the eve of the winter solstice! It's going to be visible from all of North America:

1:33 AM: Partial eclipse begins
2:41-3:53 AM: Total eclipse


Times are in EST.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/

The luster will be a bit "off" on Dec. 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth's shadow. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light will play across the snows of North America, throwing landscapes into an unusual state of ruddy shadow.

The eclipse begins on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21st, at 1:33 am EST (Monday, Dec. 20th, at 10:33 pm PST). At that time, Earth's shadow will appear as a dark-red bite at the edge of the lunar disk. It takes about an hour for the "bite" to expand and swallow the entire Moon. Totality commences at 02:41 am EST (11:41 pm PST) and lasts for 72 minutes.

If you're planning to dash out for only one quick look -­ it is December, after all -­ choose this moment: 03:17 am EST (17 minutes past midnight PST). That's when the Moon will be in deepest shadow, displaying the most fantastic shades of coppery red.

[Remington]

To reiterate, this is awesome on three levels:

1. Total lunar eclipse
2. With a full moon
3. On the day of the Winter Solstice

[Suu]

I'll be in Florida for this tonight. No clouds!

[AFK]

This would explain why the cats have been acting more batty than usual. 

[Jenne]

Ugh...we have too many clouds for me to be able to see this--nonstop storms until Wednesday!

[Whatever]

Personally I'm just not going to get my ass out of bed at 2 in the morning to watch the moon disappear.  It's fucking cold outside.  Not that this isn't very cool and all, but I doubt missing work for an eclipse would go over well 

[Phox]

It's cloudy as fuck here. 

[Epimetheus]

It's cloudy as fuck here. 

FUCKING THIS

[Requia ☣]

It would of course happen the only time of the year that we have clouds where I live.

[Richter]

Clouded over here, with snow flurries predicted. 

Otherwise, having tomorrow off, work, I'd happily stay up late, call people over, drink, howl at the sky and make fire until the light comes back.

[Kai]

To reiterate, this is awesome on three levels:

1. Total lunar eclipse
2. With a full moon
3. On the day of the Winter Solstice

Just want to point out that lunar eclipses are always during the full moon.

Overcast here, with snow expected 100%.

[Nast]

It's cloudy as fuck here. 

Same here.



It's raining

It's pouring

The eclipse

is boring

[Chairman Risus]

No clouds. I've made an event out of this. I'll be sure to enjoy it enough for the rest of you kids that didn't make your proper weather god sacrifices.

[AFK]

I'm too old and tired to stay up.  I imagine there will be youtube clips somewhere. 

[Epimetheus]

No clouds. I've made an event out of this. I'll be sure to enjoy it enough for the rest of you kids that didn't make your proper weather god sacrifices.

I did, but to the rain gods for rain.