A Total Lunar Eclipse is Happening Tuesday - and It Won't Happen Again For 3 Years (npr.org) 39
A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday, and it might be a good time to catch a peek, because the next one isn't for three years. From a report: The initial phase of the eclipse begins at 3:02 a.m. ET, according to NASA. The partial eclipse then begins at 4:09 a.m. ET, when to the naked eye, it looks like a bite is being taken out of the moon. The lunar disk enters totality at 5:17 a.m. ET and will last for about an hour and a half. People in North America, Central America, Colombia, and western Venezuela and Peru will be able to see the eclipse in totality. Those in Alaska and Hawaii will be able to see all stages of the eclipse. For the best view, it is best to be in a dark area with little light pollution.
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A lunar eclipse is when the Sun comes between the moon and the Earth, blocking the moon from the Earth.
On the plus side, solar panels are going to be really cranking out the juice! You can use that to crank up the AC a little higher, if everyone does that and leaves the windows open the Earth should be fine.
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if we all open the fridge to let the cold out we can beat this thing!
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A lunar eclipse is when the Sun comes between the moon and the Earth, blocking the moon from the Earth.
Meh. It wasn't funny.
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it's better than the total eclipse of the heart joke I was going to make.
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Remember folks:
[...] A lunar eclipse is when the Sun comes between the moon and the Earth, blocking the moon from the Earth.
One thing to note as well is that you should apply sunscreen. While everyone knows to stay sheltered in place during the height of the eclipse because they're aware of how direct rays from the sun affect us, they neglect to account for the effects from the reflected rays we receive via the moon in the minutes immediately before and after a total lunar eclipse. Due to the sun's proximity, it's actually possible to get fairly severe burns (including on your eyeballs if you're staring at the moon, so be sure t
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Remember folks: ... A lunar eclipse is when the Sun comes between the moon and the Earth, blocking the moon from the Earth.
So, what I'm trying to say is, wear asbestos clothing today.
I bet President #45 can't wait to check it out [vox.com] ... :-)
It is time. (Score:5, Insightful)
The sun shall set tomorrow on the United States, and it shall never rise again!
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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That was 2016 man, we survived that and the plague it brought.
But did we really survive it? Looks to me like it never really went away.
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He's not that articulate. [reddit.com]
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"Subsentient" ... what a GREAT gaming character name! I'll have to remember that one!
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Colossians 3:22 – Slaves, obey your human masters in everything, not while being watched, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Colossians 4:1 – Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.
In other words, God commands slaves to obey their masters, and not-so-subtly declares that all mankind are the slaves of Go
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If "God" (Judeo Christian) exists, he's either an egocentric prick, or pretty much indifferent to humans of all stripes. If the Bible is truly his word? He's an egocentric prick. If his followers wrote the Bible and ascribed it to him? He may exist and be indifferent. Either way, I got nothing good to say about the guy. Everything about him sucks. From his fashion (beards and robes, man? Come on) to his 'laws' (do as I say while I'm busy being jealous of anyone else getting any attention) to his overinflate
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After death, how does Jesus track which soul would lived what life? It seems to do a good job from one second to the next (although that can be an illusion.) Anyways, come judgement day, can I blame my actions on hormonal shit, lack of memory+empathetic analytics, and knowledge of consequences. Something like that. Surely some if not most of my transgressions can be blame on failures of the physical brain. If only my brain had reminded me and fucked with my dopamine levels when I was doing something bad.
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Just recite St. Peter some lyrics, man. I hear "Every Rose has its Thorn" is a popular entrance-winner.
You insensitive clods! (Score:2)
I live in Washington State.
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Congratulations bro.
A useful thought (Score:3)
Lunar eclipses are visible globally. When talking about something that might be interesting outside the USA, please put the time in UTC/Zulu/GMT so that it is actually meaningful.
I believe the eastern seaboard of the USA is GMT-5 but I was not sure if you had moved your clocks forward yet as the rest of us, in the northern hemisphere, who do silly things like "summer time" did so on 30to31 October.
Yes, I saw you didn't put DST but if it hasn't got a global standard, can we trust it?
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Lunar eclipses are visible globally.
Errr. No they are not. But I do agree with your post. It's very frustrating dealing with how media reports on astronomical events.
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Errr. No they are not.
What point on earth has never seen one? I did not say that every lunar eclipse is visible all over the world or even that this one would be. That would be silly. My apologies if I was unclear.
Viewativity Map (Score:5, Informative)
Here's a nice map that shows how much each location will be able to see:
https://www.timeanddate.com/ec... [timeanddate.com]
(Yes, I made up the word "viewativity". Picked up the habit from George W. Bush. I've been Dubyaficatitized.)
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Well, I see that's 3am and -20C for me. I believe I just lost interest in watching the eclipse.
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But freezing your moon off is a double eclipse.
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There are technologies you may not have heard of - the alarm clock and the elk's skin - which significantly mitigate the effects of either "problem".
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Mostly the time :)
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That thing about hoping for (let alone expecting) 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep - is that still an aspiration people have in the so-called real world?
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I take what I can when I can
Even the Moon knows what's what (Score:1)
#redwave