Rare Total Lunar Eclipse for the U.S. Tuesday

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Rare Total Lunar Eclipse for the U.S., Weather Dependent
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
Dec 18, 2010; 3:01 PM ETShare | .


Weather dependent, North America will be treated to a total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning. What makes this eclipse rare is that it coincides with the winter solstice, a feat that has not occurred in over 350 years.

Tuesday's eclipse will begin at 1:33 a.m. EST and will continue through 5:01 a.m.

Totality, the time when Earth's shadow completely covers the moon, will start at 2:41 a.m. and lasts 72 minutes.

Roughly 3:15 a.m. will prove to be the best time to view the eclipse. NASA reports the eclipse will then be at its peak and the moon will display the most brilliant shade of coppery red.

Tuesday is a busy calendar day in the world of astronomy. Not only does the total lunar eclipse take place in the morning, but winter officially gets under way at 6:38 p.m. EST.

It is extremely rare for the two events to take place on the same date. According to NASA, the last such occurrence took place on Dec. 21, 1638. The next time the two events pair up will occur much sooner on Dec. 21, 2094.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Will the natives be restless?

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

DH and I watched a lunar eclipse from the deck of a Florida timeshare a few years ago. It was amazing!

Dori

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Thanks for sharing. Will try to stay up and watch it.

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

It is supposed to rain here in Southern California until next Thursday so we won't be able to see anything.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Will my trading power increase during the Eclipse?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Will my trading power increase during the Eclipse?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Will my trading power increase during the Eclipse?

Mine used to during a full moon.

[puppymommo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close puppymommo]

Bummer

I stayed up 'til 1:30am hoping for a glimpse but there is too much cloud cover here in St. Louis.

Anyone out there see it? I'm jealous!

Susan

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

We were able to see it from Hilton Head Island.

[Marti Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Marti]

Totla Lunar Eclipse


The Winter Solstice occurs every year

What makes this year's seasonal shift especially dynamic,
is the fact that it occurs hours after a total Full Moon Lunar
Eclipse an event that won't occur again until April of 2014


Was able to see parital eclipse around 1:30
Chilly and Clear out in Maryland over night
Cold and Sunny this morning
Enjoy the first day of winter

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

We were able to see it from Hilton Head Island.

What a great viewing spot -- HHI has so little in the way of light pollution at night. Did you view it from the beach?

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I was up and at 12 pm and out with friends that reminded me to look out after 1:30. So I came home took care of the dog went to bed tossed and turned till 3 am but forgot to look out side