Did you know there was a total lunar eclipse last night? It was the last one until 2010. We were not certain if clouds in the Seattle area would prevent our getting a view, but I think most people who tried were able to see it fine.A total lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon lines up with the sun and Earth such that the moon is in the Earth's shadow. I understand the moon does not go completely dark, but rather glows orange because indirect sunlight still reaches it.
I missed the full eclipse which happened between 7 and 7:30. I caught this pictured glimpse later, about 9pm while there was still a little chunk which appeared to be missing from the moon.
KOMO has some much nicer photos up on their Eclipse Photo Gallery page if you would like to see what the moon looked like during full eclipse. Pretty cool stuff!
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I saw the same view of the 9 p.m. eclipse last night too, as well as a more complete view closer to 7 p.m. :-)
Thanks for the blog entry/picture and information. You do a great job!
Love,
Colette
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