Lunar Eclipse at 7.20PM tonight

Ciaran187

Astronomy Ireland has urged people to consider beginning their New Year celebrations with an 'Eclipse Party' this year.

Source: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1230/eclipse.html

Anyone planning on starting off their celebrations with a few wedgies and acting very nervous around women?

Seriously though, meant to be an amazing sight. Certainly don't need drugs to enjoy it... Just enhance it.

My name is URL

If you get a chance, go outside and look at the moon tonight.. at around 7.20PM there'll be a lunar eclipse

it's the first time in 350 years that it has happened on New-Year's Eve

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-years-eve-lunar-eclipse-a-first-in-350-years-1994738.html

Just thought I'd post it for anyone that wasn't aware of it and would like to see it

samhail

nice one. least its not raining !

Bodhisopha

How accurate are the times for these things?

It's cold and i don't want to miss anything, and i don't want to be waiting around in the cold either.

My name is URL

Bodhisopha wrote: »

How accurate are the times for these things?

It's cold and i don't want to miss anything, and i don't want to be waiting around in the cold either.

It should be fairly accurate.. sure just look at the window if you don't want to venture outside for the 5 minutes it will take =p

the drifter

nice!!! was looking at the moon earlier when walking the doggie

Bodhisopha

My name is URL wrote: »

It should be fairly accurate.. sure just look at the window if you don't want to venture outside for the 5 minutes it will take =p

We don't all have them fancy east facing windows, poshboy. :P

Saibh

Tonight's full Moon is a "Blue Moon." It's the second full Moon this month and the first Blue Moon to fall on New Year's Eve in nearly 20 years. Sounds like a rare excuse for a party...
There's more. In Europe, Africa and Asia, the Blue Moon will dip into Earth's shadow for a partial lunar eclipse. At maximum eclipse, around 19:24 Universal Time, approximately 8% of the Moon will be darkly shadowed: animated preview.

Blue Moons are rare (once every 2.5 years). Blue Moons on New Year's Eve are rarer still (once every 19 years).

Link

**Timbuk2**

Thanks for posting this. I like watching these, being the nerd I am. I always think the moon looks like pacman while watching these :P

My name is URL

It's starting to cloud over a bit here, I must have angered the gods.. vengeful bastards!

Nevyn

It is only a partial eclipse not a full one.

http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/1622009/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2009_lunar_eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2009, the last of four lunar eclipses in 2009. Only a tiny sliver of the Moon will be in the Earth's umbral shadow, but there should be a distinct darkening visible over the Moon's surface at greatest eclipse.

Ostrom

Binoculars will enhance a little, but the shadow will only graze slightly.

ScumLord

I assume this means we're all doomed?

R0ot

Have an awesome view of it out my back window so going to really enjoy this.

MaybeLogic

ScumLord wrote: »

I assume this means we're all doomed?

Yes.
A full moon on New Years' Eve = Mayhem.

Yakult

Ciaran187 wrote: »

Certainly don't need drugs to enjoy it... Just enhance it.

Must prepare my enhancer :cool:

CreepingDeath

ScumLord wrote: »

I assume this means we're all doomed?

Yes, much like the groundhog seeing it's shadow means that winter will continue for 6 months... if the moon sees it's shadow then the recession will continue for another year.

CrazyRabbit

Bodhisopha wrote: »

How accurate are the times for these things?

It's cold and i don't want to miss anything, and i don't want to be waiting around in the cold either.

The earth is moving 5 mins slow today. But the moon is about 5 mins fast. So they cancel each other out and the eclipse will be at its peak at 7:24pm.

MaybeLogic

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

The earth is moving 5 mins slow today. But the moon is about 5 mins fast. So they cancel each other out and the eclipse will be at its peak at 7:24pm.

Not forgetting the seven minute time-lapse between the east and west of the country.

rossie1977

great view of it here in west roscommon :pac:

InkSlinger67

*Jumps up and down in a girly fashion*

Oooohh! I can't wait!!!!!


Expects disappointment

KillaNinja

....so it begins

hehe

CookieMonster.x

Anyone seen it yet? I saw the moon but covered in clouds now

My name is URL

Someone get pics of it! Not a cloud in the sky all day and now it's completely overcast =(

Tar.Aldarion

Solar or nothing for me!

MaybeLogic

It's perfect here in D3.

phasers

The bottom right side of the moon is covered as I can see it anyway, the moon is so clear tonight! it's gorgeous

me-skywalker

Its snowing here! seriously!! cant see a thing!

KillaNinja

i had forgotton i hav a perfect view of it if i literally turn my chair 180 and look up out the window... lol

IvySlayer

Getting the camera....

This night is gonna be willdddd.

markok84

would I be right in saying it's also a blue moon tonight? Blue moon + eclipse on new years eve must mean something class is going to happen. Maybe I'll finally get someone to tune the banjo.

Edit: just looked out the window and its begun!!!!! It looks class I'll get pics. I'm in waterford by the way, no clouds.

CookieMonster.x

Covered by clouds, what will it look like?

Tar.Aldarion

IvySlayer wrote: »

Getting the camera....

This night is gonna be willdddd.

Woah calm down wild thing

rossie1977

CookieMonster.x wrote: »

Covered by clouds, what will it look like?

it looks like this, taken about 2 mins ago

http://i46.tinypic.com/25iwzcy.jpg

fryup

ah for feck sake its just a partial eclipse

Gordon

fryup wrote: »

ah for feck sake its just a partial eclipse

Indeed.

andrew

A bit underwhelming to be honest.

MaybeLogic

andrew wrote: »

A bit underwhelming to be honest.

That's what she said last night.

jk86

That was totally not worth the trouble of standing by the window

SV

Probably the worst excuse for an eclipse ever.

CookieMonster.x

We saw it, a bit hazey though. Only saw it for less than a minute, theres too many clouds.

Pacing Mule

Right if all it is, is that the tiniest corner of the moon gets shaded in I am going to ring the US and tell them Osama is hiding in Astromony Irelands house.:mad:

Bodhisopha

THAT WAS ****INNNN AWESOMEE!!!

mukki

rubbish

megapixel

tell me about it.. stumbled down the stairs with cruches to see that when i could have looked out the bedroom window...

SEPT 23 1989

WORST ECLIPSE EVER:(

My name is URL

jk86 wrote: »

That was totally not worth the trouble of standing by the window

But surely being the first people to see an eclipse on New Year's Eve in 350 years makes it worth it.. even if it wasn't anything spectacular :P

TheKells

Well I liked it:p

Tar.Aldarion

My name is URL wrote: »

But surely being the first people to see an eclipse on New Year's Eve in 350 years makes it worth it.. even if it wasn't anything spectacular :P

I almost could be arsed to turn around and look out the window...almost

waitinforatrain

Is it over? nothing really happened...

Saibh

Had a good view of it - no clouds.