Lunar Eclipse tonight

We'll be watching at eleven. Hopefully the snow will stop and the sky will clear by then.

I'll be at work. I don't even think I can see the moon from my place of employment without walking aways away from the building, so I doubt I'll see it.

The snow is supposed to fall 'till midnight. Skull, I live in your area, so I know you might miss it too.

But all of us here got a magnificent view of those comets a decade or so back...

Skull, thanks for the info. I'll have to check it out. Unfortunately, the temps here are supposed to drop from 14 to 9 degrees between 8pm and midnight, but maybe I'll be able to see some of it from my window.

Curiously, I noticed the moon twice while driving home from work today. First, as the moon was sitting just above the horizon, I noticed that it was a lovely shade of pink. (It made me think of the Nick Drake song.) Then as I was driving down my street to my apartment building (towards the mountain), the moon was directly in front of me. From the end of the street, it seemed to be sitting on top of the mountain. I love how big the moon looks when it's close to the horizon. As I moved down the road and got closer to the mountain, the moon dropped down behind it until it was out of sight.

I just peeked out my front window. It's back up over the mountain now, but looks tiny compared to how it looked before.

Its one of the best examples of an optical illusion. Some people [i]swear[i] it is bigger in the sky when it is by the horizon. But in fact, the moon never changes size in our skyline (nor does the sun) near the horizon. It is just that it appears near terrestrial objects so it looks bigger. You are not used to seeing it near buildings, houses, or trees. If you hold your hand out at arms length, your finger nail will probably cover it, or it is about the size of an advil held between your fingers at arms length. Wait a few hours until it is overhead and looking small, then measure again...no size change.

Just been outside with the dog - it's foggy - but I can still see the moon - I may catch the start - not sure I'm up for staying awake til 6.09 though! Inconsiderate bloody celestial body alignment!! Pandering to a US audience

Skull,
I always thought that the moon looking bigger on the horizon had to do with the index of refraction of the atmosphere. When the moon is on the horizon, its image is coming through lots of curved atmosphere before it gets to you.

However, I don't stand by this notion, and if you know that it is just a horizon illusion, I am willing to go with that.

I've been watching too much history channel... Last night they had on the show "universe" a neat thing about the sun and mentioned solar maximums and we are supposed to get a severe one in 2012, similar to the one in 1859. Could really mess up communications for a while. Should be interesting. Also, last month they did a show about "the end of the world" and looked into all the past forseers, Nostrodomos and the like. For Nost, 2012, for the Myan's their calendar also stops at 2012. Just thought it interesting that year kept popping up. Love that channel.

I said myan, but it could be inca's. Now I gotta know...

I need Moses to come and part the clouds........they are thick and getting thicker by the minute. It looks like snow is coming, I guess I will miss this eclipse.

yeah, same out here on the east coast.. it's 28 degrees and last time I checked, it was snowing pretty good - guess I'll have to google the images tomorrow. D'OH!!!!

was sunny earlier today... now overcast... seen em before though... kinda cool.

Well - there's a nip out of it already from what I can see through the fog - which ain't that bad.

The dog took one look at and and bolted back inside - straight to his basket and keeps glowering at me as if it is my fucking fault!! Why do animals hate an eclipse?

I hope the clouds lift for a little while so I can see it.

Yeah it is a little overcast here but you can still see it...would be better if it was crystal clear out though.