Finally, a Total Lunar Eclipse on December 20 - 21..!!
By Marja
@buenavida (9984)
Sweden
December 4, 2010 7:17pm CST
I just read about a total Lunar Eclipse that will be visible in North America - it is the first one since 2008. It can be seen without optics, but binoculars should work - or a low-power telescope.
This will happen some time after midnight - you can check the time here and get more info:
http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2010/12/03/sky-month-december-2010/
If you are in the right place, why not watch one of the wonders of the Creation?
The time is special too, it is Winter Solstice on the Northern Hemisphere and full moon, both at the same time..and yes of course, Summer Solstice on the South side..
This will happen some time after midnight - you can check the time here and get more info:
http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2010/12/03/sky-month-december-2010/
If you are in the right place, why not watch one of the wonders of the Creation?
The time is special too, it is Winter Solstice on the Northern Hemisphere and full moon, both at the same time..and yes of course, Summer Solstice on the South side..7 responses
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Dec 10
Yes, it is a bit tough to stay up after midnight, but this thing will happen again and it may be another time..
I guess I will not see it from where I live either. It will be morning here. Maybe we can see a part of the shadow on the moon..
I guess I will not see it from where I live either. It will be morning here. Maybe we can see a part of the shadow on the moon..@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
15 Dec 10
Well, that is always a comfort, you will have a memory of it as long as you live..
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
7 Dec 10
Cool! I hope I remember to look at it! I can't remember the last time I saw one.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
7 Dec 10
Hi, Canellita 
good to see you! Better mark the night in your calender - we see these things very rarely, so it is really something special to remember!!
good to see you! Better mark the night in your calender - we see these things very rarely, so it is really something special to remember!!@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
21 Dec 10
Hi again, if you remember to look at the moon, it will darken in a few hours!! And 21st will be the darkest day of the year.
I heard on TV that it will be visible in Sweden too..
I heard on TV that it will be visible in Sweden too..@Canellita (12029)
• United States
8 Dec 10
For me it will depend on what other things are going on in my life when it arrives :-)
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
15 Dec 10
If you can´t see the show, this time, there will probably be another one in a few years..
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Dec 10
hi buenavida I always learn something new each day here at mylotl I did not know avout this total eclipse . I wish I lived someplace else so I could go to bed and get up; whenever i liked. a pox on returement
centers as most go to bed around ten. if you mention wantting to stay up til after midnight your roomie would have a fit. gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
so I guess thats a noshow for me. sob.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Dec 10
Hi, Hatley, well - life isn´t exactly what we want always. I hope you will see it on TV or who knows if you can watch it from the window..
Just look forward to the day you can live in your own apartment and do what you want.. There will be more fantastic things in the sky in the future..
But maybe you can sneak out very quietly in the night if your roomie is in deep sleep..
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Just look forward to the day you can live in your own apartment and do what you want.. There will be more fantastic things in the sky in the future..
But maybe you can sneak out very quietly in the night if your roomie is in deep sleep....
@JudgeIronFist (2470)
• Singapore
5 Dec 10
YEA! Thanks for reminding me! I would've forgotten about it if you never mentioned! Ok, I'll take note. Anyway, I've not seen any eclipses before. So I hope this will be the chance for me to see it.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Dec 10
Great, I hope you will be on a good spot to see it all and have some good friends around you to admire the miracles in the sky!!
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
5 Dec 10
Woah! That's great! Too bad that I live in the Phillipines and I will not be able to see that beautiful happening.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Dec 10
Don´t worry, your turn will come one day. There will be many more interesting things happening in the sky - If you want to, why not bookmark the site or subscribe for the info what happens out there..
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
6 Dec 10
The great miracles in the sky have been see for thousands of years, and human beings have been able to know when many of them happen, as the creation of God follows its time table.
Have a nice day..
