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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Supermoon is stunningly beautiful
Two hours and a bit for the start of the eclipse.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)21F / 5C here. I am not going outside.
malaise
(269,022 posts)I wouldn't go outside at 50 so I have to agree with you
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)It's hard to see if the skies are clear while sitting on a nice, warm couch, watching football and listening to the big dog snore.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)Solid, low clouds. Only way I can see it is online.
I had forgotten, so thanks for reminding!
2naSalit
(86,636 posts)bit of a thin spot approaching, it could be my chance to actually see it.
But even if I don't, doesn't change the power of the situation. I'll still be meditating through part of it.
sheshe2
(83,785 posts)For the last two days we have had snow then a day of freezing rain.
It is 6 degrees now and by morning it will be -15 with the wind chill. I will go out and see it.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)I can see the moon through several windows!
Turning red here; very high in the sky.
llmart
(15,540 posts)Neat being able to watch it through my doorwall from inside on this 0 degree night.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)Saw it go full blood, then begin to lighten. Very nearly at zenith in the sky here.
Watched it using a mirror at a window so I wouldn't have to go out in the cold.
llmart
(15,540 posts)I had to lay down on my dining room floor to see it when it got to full eclipse, but I did get to see it go reddish and then start to lighten.
It's now -2 degree.
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)Supposed to be snowing though so probably wont see much.
Dulcinea
(6,638 posts)28 degrees & clear in metro Atlanta. My daughter the future astronomer is excited!
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)The dog ran in and out to stay warm.
Life is super super good.
Just got over a cold, and for anyone who remembers a previous story, this evening was something of a miracle.
Kid got some great shots of the red moon.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)something from the car and the moon is absolutely gorgeous.
Enjoy the view.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)yesterday the moon was out, before the sunset
I hope if we are getting raptured tonight, they let me take Wray and his Nephew with me..
malaise
(269,022 posts)I'm drinking Red Stripe - sorrel shandy .
panader0
(25,816 posts)I'll have to see if it's available around here.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Had a glass of white wine as well
riversedge
(70,239 posts)of my car. It was almost like I could reach up and touch it.
malaise
(269,022 posts)It looks so close
tblue37
(65,391 posts)canetoad
(17,164 posts)Took some good pix of the last one at the end of July. Our next opportunity is three-quarters partial eclipse this coming July.
malaise
(269,022 posts)You have some great tennis for now. This one should be spectacular
Raine
(30,540 posts)I'm along the coast and it's cloudy here already.
malaise
(269,022 posts)We'll enjoy it for you all
Raine
(30,540 posts)I hope all that can see it enjoy it for those of us who can't.
malaise
(269,022 posts)and there will be lots of pics
Raine
(30,540 posts)Thanks!
2naSalit
(86,636 posts)greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)That seem to want to hang out here with me
malaise
(269,022 posts)a kennedy
(29,669 posts)not showing the real beauty of the moon. Dang it. The eclipse part starts I. About an hour or so.
https://www.timeanddate.com/live/ Heres a good site to watch it.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)My phone camera is just awful.
The pics I took look like they're from an alien telescope in a different galaxy. Grainy with scattered beams.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)But really effin cold...about 3 deg F.
Ill pop out and watch it here and there.
This will be the 3rd one I have watched...2008, 2015 and now 2019.
Im more focused on the November 11th Transit of Mercury. That one will be the last until 2032.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Damn!
Thanks for the info on Mercury in November.
While I lived in the mountains, I would go out and take pictures at -10F! And I didn't even zip up my coat. I only went in when the camera got too cold!
The clarity at those temps is amazing but you have to be able to stick the camera in your armpit inside your coat between shots.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Once it reaches fifty, I avoid my Miami sister's backyard. Clarity will have to wait.
2naSalit
(86,636 posts)I'm that way with the heat, can't handle outdoor temps higher than +75F. I start to wilt after that, so I live north of the 45th parallel.
malaise
(269,022 posts)One year way back when I visited them in October when one of the boys was born. I went to the beach with his sister - she headed for the water in a bikini - I had on a coat. He loves the cold.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)You will need a decent telescope and a good solar filter to see it. Its small...lol.
I viewed it in May 2016. Its an ok substitute for a Venus Transit.
llmart
(15,540 posts)It's a perfect sky for this event. I'm a pretty intrepid person, so I'll go out on my deck to see it. Right now it's 3o.
mahigan
(85 posts)but it is still too cold to stand around. It doesn't start where I am in Canada for another hour+ and the temp is already -15F with a wind chill of -49F. It is warmer than last night which hit -40F but I still don't want to play. Fortunately, I can see most of the lead up to the total eclipse through the window. I still have to go out a couple of times tonight so I can catch a quick look at the whole sky then.
Kath2
(3,074 posts)Stuart G
(38,428 posts)that faces east, and looked out the window and there was the moon. All I have to do is look out the window to view the eclipse....Don't know what else to say.
malaise
(269,022 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)Stuart G
(38,428 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)No hanging around outside.
Stuart G
(38,428 posts)a kennedy
(29,669 posts)weather might have some say in if we venture out or not........5 - 8 inches of snow being forecast....might change, but 5 - 8 so far.
AJT
(5,240 posts)LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)Wolf moon. What a night
LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)kimbutgar
(21,155 posts)I hve to wait now go see pictures here it is visible.
Stuart G
(38,428 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)in about an hour.
Yonnie3
(17,442 posts)Thin high clouds. You can see the moon through them, but it is a little blurred. There is some expectation that the clouds will abate.
The gotcha is the 15 MPH wind with 25 MPH gusts. The wind chill is 15F and predicted to be 5 at the maximum shadow.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Yonnie3
(17,442 posts)I believe I can see the first hour through a window. Once it is higher in the sky I'll pop in and out to see it.
dameatball
(7,398 posts)Hoping for the best. Right now I can see everything from my front porch. At this point the clouds seem kind of wispy and tomorrow is supposed to be cold and dry. Might catch a break.
snort
(2,334 posts)Fuck...
jb5150
(1,178 posts)should be quite the celestial show ..
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...here in South-Central PA; I'll wait until about 10 EST to check it out. We do have crystal clear skies. I'll be bundling up!
kentuck
(111,098 posts)Perfectly round...
Eclipse not yet started.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Full eclipse
mitch96
(13,907 posts)9:15p and the moon is playing peek-a-boo thru the clouds... I'll check back at 10 and see what's shaking.
I can't deal with the cold either. My Fla Pop's said once you live "down here" you blood get's thin and the cold gets to you....... I think it's an old wife's tale but I don't like the cold!!!!
YMMV, works for me...
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Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Bella luna! It starts entering the eclipse stage in a few minutes down here, and totality of eclipse is at 11:12pm CST, timeanddate.com says. It's supposed to be high in the sky at its totality. Bella luna!
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)about -15 outside... just starting, will make short periodic trips to the back porch to view...
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Slowly the shadow of it will appear. When the moon hits the umbra, then it gets good.
marybourg
(12,631 posts)But then, Ive been observing the sky for 60 years. The effect of media on perception is amazing.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)It is currently just below a long, thin line of a cloud.
Ill keep popping out to see the transition. Heres hoping the clouds continue cooperating!
roamer65
(36,745 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)will be total in about an hour.
Sid
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)We're getting glimpses as the clouds move by.
shanti
(21,675 posts)but we don't even get a glimpse.
llmart
(15,540 posts)It's 10:50 PM in Michigan and perfect viewing conditions! In another half hour it should be total.
a kennedy
(29,669 posts)IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)Edit: Awesome to think about the human made robots and data collectors scattered on that thing.
llmart
(15,540 posts)Thanks. Love the music.
IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)Mark you calendars...lol.
IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)It's so bright, I could read a newspaper outside now.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)Thanks again for the reminder malaise!
Past my bedtime -- I've seen the super blood wolf moon.
Hope everyone reverts to human tomorrow.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)and ate some snacks. It is truly magnificent.
Not one person brought phone or mentioned the Con
Siwsan
(26,263 posts)It is in full eclipse, here in Michigan. Stunningly beautiful, for sure!
Now it's time to thaw and go to bed.
llmart
(15,540 posts)Coldest night yet, but worth it for the viewing.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Very nice view...better than sept 2015.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)Unfortunately it's kind of hazy here so I couldn't see the red color all that clearly. And it's damn cold.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Came inside at full eclipse - lovely red moon
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)And damn cold outside, too.
MontanaMama
(23,319 posts)It is pouring wet heavy snow here in western Montana. We sat outside in the hot tub hoping for a break in the weather but it didnt happen. The sky did get a rosy glow but the moon never showed herself. Still a nice night to sit outside and watch the snow fall but no eclipse for us.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Thats the next one
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)MFM008
(19,814 posts)skies were crystal clear and 39 degrees here in Washington State, it got half way done and my back began to pain me so I had to go in.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Hope your back stops hurting
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)Thanks
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Gothmog
(145,291 posts)It was amazing
malaise
(269,022 posts)We were talking about some of the old superstitions associated with natural phenomena. It was fun since many of the group are from different parts of the planet.
BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)(just outside of my front door) to look overhead in the 15F air (wishing it was 15C ) to look at it just as the eclipse was starting (~11:41 pm ET) through to its max at ~12:12 am ET, and until about 10 minutes after (going in and out to warm up). We had a few clouds but there were enough breaks to really see it.
At the beginning, it looked almost like an orange "smudge" on the bottom left side of the moon before the whole thing turned completely orange/red.
malaise
(269,022 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)but as much as I could bear with a sweat jacket.
It was pretty decent. Most of the time we always have bad weather when these things happen so this was a rare opportunity!
malaise
(269,022 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)miyazaki
(2,243 posts)It even inspired me to put on my American Werewolf in London dvd.