Lunar Eclipse Tonight - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

teph · 05-15-2003, 11:23 AM

Just so everyone knows about it; it should be pretty sweet.

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Taken from http://www.astronomy.com/home.asp

On the American evening of May 15, totality begins at 11:14 p.m. EDT, although the action starts well before that. The partial phase, when the moon first dips into Earth's dark umbral shadow, begins at 10:03 p.m. EDT. After 11:40 p.m. EDT, when the moon reaches mid-eclipse and lies deepest in the shadow, the stages play out in reverse. Totality ends at 12:07 a.m. EDT, and the partial phase wraps up at 1:18 a.m. EDT.

At the moon's distance, Earth's shadow has a diameter more than twice that of our satellite. The moon passes north of the shadow's center during this eclipse. This results in a darker southern limb, probably a deep red color, compared with the northern limb, more likely to be a bright orange/yellow.

The entire eclipse can be seen from South America and eastern North America. The moon rises already in partial eclipse for the western half of the United States and rises during totality in Washington state. The United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, and Portugal will see the moon set shortly after totality ends (on the morning of May 16), while countries farther east will miss most or all of the eclipse.

Two weeks later, on May 31, the new moon casts its shadow on Earth, causing a solar eclipse. Because the moon lies close to apogee, its farthest point from Earth, it can't fully cover the sun. The result: an annular eclipse, in which a ring of sunlight remains around the moon. The annular phase can be seen from a limited area at far northern latitudes, including northern Scotland, Iceland, and parts of Greenland. Remember never to look directly at the sun without proper eye protection

Go see it.

focalevo · 05-15-2003, 03:42 PM

Think all i'll see tonight will be clouds and raindrops in my area.

Maybe next time.

teph · 05-15-2003, 04:20 PM

Yeah, it's not looking great here, either. Oh well

Fob_Magi · 05-15-2003, 04:41 PM

sweet, thanks

mxyzptlk · 05-15-2003, 04:43 PM

Weatherman says cloudy and rain here too. Will probably stay up anyway since they are wrong half the time.

speaking of which, in the "wish I knew then what I know now" department, how do you get a job like that...where you can be wrong half the time and still get paid and promoted?

teph · 05-15-2003, 04:57 PM

That's The Peter Principle, promotion to the point of incompetence. Unfortunately for many, that spot is on television.

Well, that, and weather prediction is pretty tough. But we don't like to talk about that part . . .

DEI37 · 05-15-2003, 06:23 PM

I live in Central Wisconsin, and the action is just starting here. I'm going to shoot a few pictures of it, just to see how they turn out. If they are decent, look for them here in the next week or so, especially those of you that have inclement weather, or just can't get out to see it.

crewsor · 05-15-2003, 06:31 PM

No good here. Its too cloudy. I'm seein nada. Bummer.

The_Dude · 05-15-2003, 07:02 PM

sure is giong to be cool

kipperoo3 · 05-15-2003, 07:04 PM

It's getting better here in WI, I can only see a sliver right now. Pretty cool!

MikeyChalupa · 05-15-2003, 08:18 PM

dreary, overcast all night here in VA... nuts.

-Mikey

teph · 05-15-2003, 09:28 PM

nothing but thunder and lightening in GA, damn.

's ok, though - there's another in November.

Slims · 05-16-2003, 12:37 AM

We had to drive out to the blue ridge parkway to get out of the fog, but after we did, it was amazing.

It was the first eclipse I remember ever seeing, and it was....bizzare.

All the freaky-freakies with their stones and lights out worshiping it were also bizzare, but that is more of a social issue I guess.

Bob Biter · 05-16-2003, 04:31 AM

Clear sky in Montreal. It was beautiful.

I love the fact that I could still see the moon's outline, just not the sun's light reflected from it.

05-15-2003, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
focalevo Tilted Location: Southern PA	Think all i'll see tonight will be clouds and raindrops in my area. Maybe next time. __________________ 'middle finger is the flag that I waive when I am silenced' -Mudvayne

05-15-2003, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fob_Magi Psycho Location: Texas	sweet, thanks __________________ Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, "If I live I will kill you, if I die you are forgiven". Such is the Rule of Honor.

05-15-2003, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
mxyzptlk Tilted	Weatherman says cloudy and rain here too. Will probably stay up anyway since they are wrong half the time. speaking of which, in the "wish I knew then what I know now" department, how do you get a job like that...where you can be wrong half the time and still get paid and promoted? __________________ Never practice moderation to excess.

05-15-2003, 06:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	I live in Central Wisconsin, and the action is just starting here. I'm going to shoot a few pictures of it, just to see how they turn out. If they are decent, look for them here in the next week or so, especially those of you that have inclement weather, or just can't get out to see it. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

05-15-2003, 06:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
crewsor Women want me. Men fear me. Location: Maryland,USA	No good here. Its too cloudy. I'm seein nada. Bummer. __________________ We all have wings, some of us just don't know why.

05-15-2003, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
teph Insane Location: Atlanta, GA	Yeah, it's not looking great here, either. Oh well

05-15-2003, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
teph Insane Location: Atlanta, GA	That's The Peter Principle, promotion to the point of incompetence. Unfortunately for many, that spot is on television. Well, that, and weather prediction is pretty tough. But we don't like to talk about that part . . .

05-15-2003, 07:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	sure is giong to be cool __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

05-15-2003, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
kipperoo3 Crazy Location: Phoenix, AZ	It's getting better here in WI, I can only see a sliver right now. Pretty cool! __________________ -Later, you realize that you didn't have to reposition the possum to make it look like an accident.

05-15-2003, 08:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	dreary, overcast all night here in VA... nuts. -Mikey

05-15-2003, 09:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
teph Insane Location: Atlanta, GA	nothing but thunder and lightening in GA, damn. 's ok, though - there's another in November.

05-16-2003, 12:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	We had to drive out to the blue ridge parkway to get out of the fog, but after we did, it was amazing. It was the first eclipse I remember ever seeing, and it was....bizzare. All the freaky-freakies with their stones and lights out worshiping it were also bizzare, but that is more of a social issue I guess. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

05-16-2003, 04:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	Clear sky in Montreal. It was beautiful. I love the fact that I could still see the moon's outline, just not the sun's light reflected from it. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.