Total Lunar Eclipse ~ Once in 100 years - General

A total lunar eclipse will be happening on Winter Solstice at approx. 2 AM central (-6 GMT) This is a once in 100 year experience The moon will be shaded orange, or even possible blood red. Right now in Minnesota, I doubt I'm going to be able to experience this shit, as there is a snowstorm going on and it most likely will be cloudy all night. If you are like me, you can just go to NASA's website afterwards as they will record the event. EDIT: [QUOTE=Roswell34;26845314]clear night here in fla pics with a 70-300mm lens, not fast enough to expose the full eclipse without the moon moving even millimeters in the frame and looking blurry [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-2.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-3.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-4.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-5.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-6.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/433645/moon/moon-1-7.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] and the next lunar eclipse on winter solstice will be on Dec. 21, 2094

Its going to be cloudy as fuck here, too. :saddowns:

Time for a fapping marathon to burn time :smug:

I thought lunar eclipses were banned in Australia?

I want to record this as well, but I don't have a video recorder.

There's a pretty bad storm happening where I live too. I hope it clears up so I can actually see it.

Hasn't this already happened, considering 2AM - 6 is 8PM GMT?

So what time would it be if you lived in +2 GMT? Wait... OH MY FUCKING GOD DID I MISS IT? DID I FUCKING MISS IT? Or is it only American Hemi?

[QUOTE=furbrain;26833170]A total lunar eclipse will be happening on Winter Solstice at approx. 2 AM central (-6 GMT) This is a once in 100 year experience The moon will be shaded orange, or even possible blood red. [img_thumb]http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/9/698920/1292777003032.JPEG[/img_thumb] Right now in Minnesota, I doubt I'm going to be able to experience this shit, as there is a snowstorm going on and it most likely will be cloudy all night. If you are like me, you can just go to NASA's website afterwards as they will record the event.[/QUOTE] didn't that happen like 7 years ago?

Here in Ontario it's going on at about 1:45 am Tuesday.

This happens every about 2 times a year - its raining now i wont be able see it it happens alt mre then 100

[QUOTE=InfernoZN;26833524]didn't that happen like 7 years ago?[/QUOTE] This is a TOTAL lunar eclipse from what I know a total lunar eclipse is when the moon goes completely dark and if it wasn't for all the city lights/house lights the Earth would be completely black too. Correct me if I am wrong though. [b]EDIT[/b] I mixed up Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse so disregard what i said.

When will this happen?

meh ill catch it next time

I saw one of these 2 yrs ago at Virginia beach. Must happen fore far more than once a century.

[QUOTE=furbrain;26833170]A total lunar eclipse will be happening on Winter Solstice at approx. 2 AM central (-6 GMT) This is a once in 100 year experience The moon will be shaded orange, or even possible blood red. [img_thumb]http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/9/698920/1292777003032.JPEG[/img_thumb] Right now in Minnesota, I doubt I'm going to be able to experience this shit, as there is a snowstorm going on and it most likely will be cloudy all night. If you are like me, you can just go to NASA's website afterwards as they will record the event.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was hoping to catch this too, but i thought it was tomorrow night? And hopefully we'll get a snow day.

Last (total) one was in Feb 2008. Not exactly as uncommon as 1 in 100.

In Sweden, you will be able to see it at 08.40 GMT+1

Wait, so does this happen Tonight Or Tomarrow night?

Break out the flashlights. When a full lunar eclipse takes place on the shortest day of the year, the planet may just get awfully dark. The upcoming Dec. 21 full moon -- besides distinguishing itself from the others in 2010 by undergoing a total eclipse -- will also take place on the same date as the solstice (the winter solstice if you live north of the equator, and the summer solstice if you live to the south). Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the official beginning of winter. The sun is at its lowest in our sky because the North Pole of our tilted planet is pointing away from it. So, how often does the December full moon coincide with the solstice? To answer this question, let's use Universal Time (UT), also sometimes referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). We do this because in answering this question, it's important to define a specific time zone. For example, if you live in Honolulu, this December's full moon does not fall on the date of the solstice. Hawaii Time runs 10 hours behind GMT and the full moon occurs on Dec. 20 at 10:13 p.m. local time, while the solstice comes the following day at 1:38 p.m. Alaska, too, will have the full moon and the solstice occur on these respective dates, but in a time zone one hour later than Hawaii. But both the full moon and solstice do occur on the same date (Dec. 21) in Greenwich, as well across the contiguous United States and Canada. Prior to this year, there were solstice full moons in 1999 (Dec. 22) and 1980 (Dec. 21). Interestingly, after this year, we'll have a long time to wait until we have a December full moon occur on the same date as the solstice: Dec. 21, 2094! And even more interesting -- just like this year -- that same full moon will fall into Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse. However, unlike this year, the 2094 eclipse will not be visible from the Western Hemisphere, but will be able to be seen from Europe, Africa and much of Asia. [How to Watch the Dec. 20 Total Lunar Eclipse] Finally, this raises the question -- prior to 2010, when was the last time that we had a total lunar eclipse occur on the same calendar date as the winter solstice? The answer, incredibly, takes us back nearly four centuries. On Dec. 21, 1638, the full moon was in total eclipse from 1:12 to 2:47 UT. And the solstice occurred later in the day at 16:05 UT. [Amazing photos of a total lunar eclipse] Once again, it's important to note that this occurred at the Greenwich meridian. For the Americas, this eclipse actually occurred during the evening of Dec. 20, while the solstice occurred on the following day. [url]http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/18/tuesday-darkest-day-years/[/url] [editline]20th December 2010[/editline] [img]http://i.space.com/images/total-lunar-eclipse-chart-101207-02.jpg[/img]

Fucking shit it's cloudy here in Chicago. Hopefully it clears up by 2AM.

I have to stay up at 1 in the morning just to watch the moon become orange? Okay. I do that anyways.

posted 2 times sorry [B]VIEWING GUIDE LCATED HERE [url]http://i.space.com/spacewatch/monday-total-lunar-eclipse-moon-preview-101220.html[/url][/B] [img]http://i.space.com/images/total-lunar-eclipse-chart-101207-02.jpg[/img]

Waiting for this, despite it being at 1:30 in the morning EST.

[IMG]http://i.space.com/images/lunar-eclipse-timetable-101219-02.jpg[/IMG] There are 12 stages to it [url]http://www.space.com/spacewatch/total-lunar-eclipse-12-stages-101219.html[/url]

Gonna get up at 2:30 to watch this.

[QUOTE=k5josh;26833661]Last (total) one was in Feb 2008. Not exactly as uncommon as 1 in 100.[/QUOTE] no, that was the last total lunar eclipse, which are fairly common this one is unique because it takes place on the solstice [editline]20th December 2010[/editline] when is this for us brits?

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26834003]no, that was the last total lunar eclipse, which are fairly common this one is unique because it takes place on the solstice [editline]20th December 2010[/editline] when is this for us brits?[/QUOTE] See both of my above post and below The 123456789101112 are the STAGES of it

So this is tonight right? Or rather tomorrow morning?

Yeah going to be cloudy here too. Bit of a shame as this crap won't happen again in my life time... ... Or will it?