Were you up to watch the Lunar Eclipse?

[rickcharles606]

Yeah I saw it....it was crazy looking here too. We had a very thin veil of clouds here and the color that came through the clouds was cool. Probably my favorite lunar eclipse too. I went out right before totality, and spent awhile watching it while walking the dog.

[ChaoticGemini]

I was awake and forgot about it. I sort-of put it out of my mind when Cahokia Mounds decided to hold their winter solstice sunrise early this year.

[Maher]

I did and even drove out a bit but unfortunately it was cloudy but saw it on TV

[devilock76]

I saw the beginning of, but fell asleep.

Ken

[ratcheer]

I was up, but did not see it. It was too cloudy, here.

Tim

[snusgetter]

It was snowing here last night...the whole friggin' sky was eclipsed.

Yeah, that's what I was alluding to ... just didn't want to admit that I could barely see anything through my windows!!

[WickedKitchen]

It was snowing here last night...the whole friggin' sky was eclipsed.

[snusgetter]

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Moonwatchers treated to total lunar eclipse

NEW YORK -- Skywatchers got an early holiday present this year: A total eclipse of the moon.
Hanging high in the sky, the moon slowly turned from bright silver into a red disk early Tuesday.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sun's rays that otherwise reflect off the moon's surface. Some indirect sunlight still pierces through to give the moon its eerie hue.

The 3 1/2 hour celestial spectacle was visible from North and Central America where skies were clear. Portions of Europe and Asia only caught part of the show.

The totality phase - when the moon was completely immersed in Earth's shadow - lasted 72 minutes.

Since the year's only total lunar eclipse coincided with winter solstice, the moon glowed high in the sky.
The last time this occurred was more than three centuries ago on Dec. 21, 1638. It will happen again on Dec. 21, 2094, according to U.S. Naval Observatory spokesman Geoff Chester.

Lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye, unlike solar eclipses.

The next total lunar eclipse will occur in June 2011 and will not be visible from North America.

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Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images This combo of pictures taken in Manassas, Va., shows the moon in different stages of a total lunar eclipse on Dec., 21, 2010. The eclipse is also falling on the same day as the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere a rare occurrence that hasn't happened in 372 years.



Yeah, I was up and had a front-row seat -- in front of the TV. With
blustery winds and sub-freezing temperatures, there was no way I
was going to brave the elements and barely see the thing happening.
Isn't technology great!!