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Topic: Biggest eclipse since the 1600s tonight!
metalwing's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:23 PM
Edited by metalwing on Mon 12/20/10 05:27 PM
Big News! The moon will go into a full eclipse tonight after midnight and then turn red til about 4:00 am. Last time this happened was in the early 1600s!

Make a wish! Turn into a wolf! Cure your zits!



"According to NASA, the eclipse should be visible in North American according to this approximate timetable:

* Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 05:29:17 UT
* Partial Eclipse Begins: 06:32:37 UT
* Total Eclipse Begins: 07:40:47 UT
* Greatest Eclipse: 08:16:57 UT
* Total Eclipse Ends: 08:53:08 UT
* Partial Eclipse Ends: 10:01:20 UT
* Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 11:04:31 UT

Here "UT" means "Universal Time" and corresponds to Greenwich Mean Time (London, England, UK). To obtain a rough estimate of the local time of the eclipse, subtract the appropriate time-zone offset. Bear in mind, however, that the exact minute and second will depend on where the observer is located within the time zone. The eclipse will occur "later" in portions of the time zone that are further east.

Seakolony's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:30 PM

Big News! The moon will go into a full eclipse tonight after midnight and then turn red til about 4:00 am. Last time this happened was in the early 1600s!

Make a wish! Turn into a wolf! Cure your zits!



"According to NASA, the eclipse should be visible in North American according to this approximate timetable:

* Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 05:29:17 UT
* Partial Eclipse Begins: 06:32:37 UT
* Total Eclipse Begins: 07:40:47 UT
* Greatest Eclipse: 08:16:57 UT
* Total Eclipse Ends: 08:53:08 UT
* Partial Eclipse Ends: 10:01:20 UT
* Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 11:04:31 UT

Here "UT" means "Universal Time" and corresponds to Greenwich Mean Time (London, England, UK). To obtain a rough estimate of the local time of the eclipse, subtract the appropriate time-zone offset. Bear in mind, however, that the exact minute and second will depend on where the observer is located within the time zone. The eclipse will occur "later" in portions of the time zone that are further east.

Actually I have seen several Lunar Eclipses throughout my lifetime but have only seen one ful Solar Eclipse

krupa's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:31 PM
It is super bright right now! Too bad I will be completely comatose when it hits. Thank god videos of it on Utube will be far more exciting than the real thing.

metalwing's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:34 PM

It is super bright right now! Too bad I will be completely comatose when it hits. Thank god videos of it on Utube will be far more exciting than the real thing.


But ... you will miss all the supernatural powers!

actionlynx's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:36 PM
I am a supernatural power! scared

krupa's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:38 PM


It is super bright right now! Too bad I will be completely comatose when it hits. Thank god videos of it on Utube will be far more exciting than the real thing.


But ... you will miss all the supernatural powers!


I can see people naked. (not always a good thing)
I can lever open jammed car doors with my penis.
I can whip my hair to look like a rock God.

I am pretty well stocked on supernatural powers.

Besides....I have the Carlos Santana :Super Natural album and a monsterous porn collection....I can stare at full moons for days. I am set.

mightymoe's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:39 PM
also a minor meteor shower tonite too

actionlynx's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:42 PM
Well now....that's something I can't do.

Blotting out the Sun or Moon....that's easy. Just pull my finger! pitchfork

newarkjw's photo
Mon 12/20/10 05:49 PM
My Pops always said that the bass would always bite during a full moon.....smokin

metalwing's photo
Mon 12/20/10 06:58 PM
BTW. If you want to go from UT to Eastern Time, subtract 5 hours. 6 for central time, etc.

actionlynx's photo
Tue 12/21/10 12:48 AM
Damn clouds prevented me from see the eclipse and the meteor shower. I stayed up just to watch it too. grumble

newarkjw's photo
Tue 12/21/10 12:52 AM
Too cloudy here too.......whoa

TxsGal3333's photo
Tue 12/21/10 07:22 AM
See ya'll should have been in Texas had no problem seeing it here. I set the alarm in order to get up so I could see it...:thumbsup:

fireflysgirl's photo
Tue 12/21/10 07:30 AM

Damn clouds prevented me from see the eclipse and the meteor shower. I stayed up just to watch it too. grumble


I stayed up too & it was very cloudy here as well. I had to use my list to burn to get the fire started because it was windy and as the last corner of it burned the clouds briefly parted revealing the moon that was eclipsed about a quarter of the way surprised

Peeked again around 1:30 & nothing but blackness, went to bed after that!

TxsGal3333's photo
Tue 12/21/10 07:40 AM
Hummm they had said on the news that from 2am -4am would be the best time to see it I got up around 2:15am and could see it perfect here...whoa

mightymoe's photo
Tue 12/21/10 07:44 AM

Hummm they had said on the news that from 2am -4am would be the best time to see it I got up around 2:15am and could see it perfect here...whoa


too cloudy here to see anything....grumble grumble

lulu24's photo
Tue 12/21/10 08:32 AM

Hummm they had said on the news that from 2am -4am would be the best time to see it I got up around 2:15am and could see it perfect here...whoa
i got up, too...for clouds.

pretty them clouds were...

TxsGal3333's photo
Tue 12/21/10 09:09 AM
Hummm well guess I was one of the lucky ones then.....

EquusDancer's photo
Tue 12/21/10 09:27 AM
Set the alarm, got up as it started and enjoyed the sight. After it went full eclipse I went back to bed.

metalwing's photo
Tue 12/21/10 09:51 AM
I went out right before it ... no clouds. I went out again when it was starting, nothing but clouds, went back out when it was full bloom ... nothing but clouds, went back out early this morning ... no clouds.ohwell

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