Thank you to new member Mia Amore’ for mentioning the Lunar Eclipse!
Here’s some more information from Space.com that shows how special this event will be ~
Total Lunar Eclipse Monday Night ~ The total phase of the eclipse will last 72 minutes beginning at 2:41 a.m. EST or 11:41 p.m. PST on Dec. 20th ~
During totality, although the moon will be entirely immersed in the Earth’s shadow, it likely will not disappear from sight. Rather, it should appear to turn a coppery red color, a change caused by the Earth’s atmosphere bending or refracting sunlight into the shadow.
Past and future
The last total lunar eclipse occurred on Feb. 20 to Feb. 21, 2008 and was visible from most of the Americas, as well as Europe, much of Africa and western Asia. In 2011, there will be two total lunar eclipses. The first, on June 15, will be visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere and will have an unusually long duration of totality lasting one hour and 40 minutes.
Another total lunar eclipse will occur on Dec. 10 and will be visible over the western half of North America before moonset. For the next total lunar eclipse that will be visible across all of North America, we must wait until April 14 to April 15, 2014.
KoooL!! – me heard about this on da news too, although i know im goin to miss it here (it’s cloudy) ~ for those who get to see it, yer in for a beautiful sacred celestial show!! – ive seen already 2 amazing ones before, (includin da one in 2008) — SO ME KNOW IT GONNA BE AWESOME!! — thnx for sharin Coralini! 🙂
This is exciting…
Indeed, very cool and exciting. I also read that this is the first time since 1638 that there has been a full lunar eclipse on Winter Solstice. Unfortunately the next one isn’t due until 2094. 🙁
Sorry I’m a little late on this comment…but thank you for posting this Coralina. We had cloud cover here in Austin as well, no rain…just clouds; so we didn’t have the opportunity to witness the Eclipse…however, did spend some time meditating under the beautiful Full Moon just before the clouds rolled in. Beautiful eclipse photo you posted.
Thank you for everyone’s comments ~ Winter blessings ~
(A little note I found about the Winter Solstice which Mia points out is so rare to coincide with the lunar eclipse – While the beginning of summer marks the longest day of the year, the winter solstice brings the shortest day …Modern science now officially recognizes a seasonal disorder that results in moodiness during the winter months due to the lack of sunlight ~ Also, I reflect upon Sevara’s insight on how the Lunar Eclipse affects our emotional tides ~ So knowing about these influences can help one cope with any holiday moodiness one might feel and enjoy the beauty and joy of the season to its fullest!! )