Lunar Eclipse

Thomas · #1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 01:09 AM

Hey everyone,
Don't forget to check out the Lunar Eclipse. It's already 1/4 way up the bottom left side. should be total by 9:00PM Central Time. Won't happen again for 3 years.

ricosuave · #2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 01:18 AM

that's tonight? Thanks for the heads up...gotta go check it out

Thomas · #3 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 01:23 AM

The kids and I looked 3/4 times but it's too cold to stay outside for more than 2/3 minutes.

primereefaquatics · #4 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:33 AM

It was so nice to see the earth move into place. I watched it with my doggy. Of course she didn't care too much for the cold. Anybody take nice pictures? I pulled one off the web and compared what I saw and it looks identical to what I was viewing in person.

Did you hear of the story how this type of eclipse saved Columbus from starvation? I am not sure if it's true or not.

Thomas · #5 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 10:12 AM

I heard the same story. It's on NASA's website too. Very cool when it turned orange later in the eclipse.

**Patrick™** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 02:57 PM

I just hope I live long enough to see haleys comet a second time. That means I would be over 90 yrs old!

**ReefSilly** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 03:22 PM

I missed it; I was to busy fighting with Tiny ( my so called Mantis ).

**Patrick™** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 04:03 PM

Ummm, it lasted for 2+ hours!

ChuckG · #9 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 01:37 AM

I missed it too. The wife kept going outside with her binoculars all evening. She went to bed and I finally went outside (was too busy doing whatever earlier) and saw what looked like a nice full moon. I then went to bed.