08/27/2007

Shadow to Fall Across the Moon

Early risers and the astronomically ambitious will be able to view a total eclipse of the moon early tomorrow morning if skies are clear. This is the second total lunar eclipse of 2007 (the first was on March 3) and the moon should take on a vivid red or orange color as it passes through Earth's shadow for a period of approximately 90 minutes.

The chart above details the timeframe for the east coast of the U.S. where the eclipse begins at 4:51 am. Information on the eclipse from other time zones is available here.

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Posted 5:00 PM EST by Andy in News, Space | Permalink

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Comments

1. What about a total eclipse of the heart?

   Posted by: anon (gmail.com) | Aug 27, 2007 5:38:58 PM

   
   

2. For Anon:

   Once upon a time I was falling in love
   But now I'm only falling apart
   There's nothing I can do
   A total eclipse of the heart
   Once upon a time there was light in my life
   But now there's only love in the dark
   Nothing I can say
   A total eclipse of the heart.

   Posted by: Becks07 | Aug 27, 2007 6:16:28 PM

   
   

3. Ugh! Why can't they schedule these things at a more convenient hour? ;-)

   Posted by: Jake | Aug 27, 2007 6:56:31 PM

   
   

4. "That's no moon, that's a space station."

   had to be said.

   Posted by: yoshi | Aug 27, 2007 7:19:41 PM

   
   

5. the moon should take on a vivid red or orange color as it passes through Earth's shadow for a period of approximately 90 minutes

   
   and I just watched Skinwalkers yesterday. LOL Red moon = the werewolf messiah is somewhere around.

   PS the movie sucked

   Anyway; cool

   Posted by: anon | Aug 27, 2007 7:37:48 PM

   
   

6. Jake, you might appreciate this comic from a couple days ago:

   http://xkcd.com/307/

   Posted by: le_sacre | Aug 27, 2007 8:27:34 PM

   
   

7. Thank you Becks!

   Look to the West just before dawn in a spot with an unobstructed horizon. It will be very low in the West. The moon will set as the sun rises. This is a rare chance to see an exact alignment between the sun, moon and earth.

   Posted by: anon (gmail.com) | Aug 27, 2007 11:18:13 PM

   
   

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