Check out tonight's lunar eclipse

[Texas Jeff 1908]

The Earth is going to get between the Moon and the Sun tonight, starting in about an hour or so.  Skies in Austin just cleared and the Moon is about to go away for a bit.

I think it starts around 9:30 and the maximum eclipse is around 11:12 central time.

This is a "blood Moon" so it might turn red or orange during the eclipse.

[Guest Lobo]

Kinda cool, looking about ENE from my house, sky is finally clear.  Moon and stars look great, but coolest part is the jetstream from what had to be military aircraft zig-zagging all over up there.  Added a really cool effect. I know the rules, but no pics because my Kodak FunSaver wouldn't adjust.  

[Texas Jeff 1908]

Live tracker here, if you want to see what phase of the eclipse is happening now:

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2019-january-21

 

[tantric superman 4667]

I regret not making more of an event of these types of things for my kids.

Light up the chimena/fire pit and bring them out and make them talk to you about space shit.

[SquishMitten 10368]

I regret not making more of an event of these types of things for my kids.
Light up the chimena/fire pit and bring them out and make them talk to you about space shit.

Feeling the same way right now. But they’re all asleep now so I don’t think they’d be very pleasant

[Celery Man 20535]

thanks for the heads up

[PenelopeWitherspoon 18303]

It's a Super Wolf Blood Moon.

[3adays 454]

I’m watching. Big moon. What else am I supposed to see?


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[NaTeWHO 838]

Earth's shadow is obvious now. Slowly creeping in.

[miguelito 11061]

Wait, if the earth's shadow is round, that means... the earth is frisbee-shaped!

[3adays 454]

High! A lot of blue around the moon. It’s starting to eclipse. 

[JohnnyRage 1616]

There’s a bad moon on the rise...

[phdhorn 6224]

Fun facts...

- Some of the parts of the moon you usually see can drop temperatures as much as 500° in the shadow of the earth during an eclipse.
- The moon you are seeing is 1.26 seconds newer than the real moon (i.e. light takes that long to reach earth). So the moon is older than what's in our view. So plenty of room for fake landings (Apollo "moon landing," LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)+, eclipses, etc.  Personally, I think it's giant red clear wrap.

Edited January 21, 2019 by phdhorn

[heso 2553]

I’ve been stepping outside to check it out every so often. Would love to sit on the porch and have a drink and watch it. But it’s a brisk 7 degrees and dropping. 

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

It looks awesome here from outside Pittsburgh

 

[Hornstrader 179]

When are the color changes projected to happen?

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

11:41 p.m. EST should be complete. I reckon then the color change happens

 

[Trey3216 15298]

Pretty quick.  Next 3-4 minutes here in CenTex

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

almost complete

 

 

[F250 28379]

Looks almost complete. Has a orange tint to it.

 

Spring Branch, TX

[heso 2553]

Damn. Went from crystal clear sky 30 mins ago to clouds with a little band of snow. 

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

still clear here. and it is changing color

 

[SquishMitten 10368]

Standing outside alone, can’t help but think I’m a sitting duck for a werewolf

[F250 28379]

It looks really spherical, kinda freaks me out if I stare at it too long.

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

4 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

Standing outside alone, can’t help but think I’m a sitting duck for a werewolf

 

[NaTeWHO 838]

11:12 CT is supposed to be when it's most red.

[Brisketexan 103142]

Gone outside periodically with the fam to check it out. It’s actually a great night to check out a lot of the other stars as well. We thought we could see a band of the Milky Way, but no dice. Still, cool stuff.

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

It's just about done here for us. it just started snowing

 

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

 

[SquishMitten 10368]

It looks really spherical, kinda freaks me out if I stare at it too long.

Couldn’t figure out exactly what was playing with my brain, but you nailed it. It’s like a huge ball floating about 100 yards overheard. Doesn’t seem like we should be able to comprehend it being spherical

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

Live look on YouTube ^

[WhatTheBuck 28574]

Clear sky here. Getting close to full blooded. 

[Damor 1221]

My younger one got a telescope for Christmas, and this was the first time we tried out the attachment which lets you take 'photos' with your cell phone.

Let's see if Google Photos will link:

It got too dark for it to focus well, and we got a little cloud cover for the best part, but I thought this came out kinda cool, with the help of Pixel Night Sight:

At about this time, right on cue, all the coyotes started howling.

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

2 minutes ago, Damor said:

My younger one got a telescope for Christmas, and this was the first time we tried out the attachment which lets you take 'photos' with your cell phone.

Let's see if Google Photos will link:

It got too dark for it to focus well, and we got a little cloud cover for the best part, but I thought this came out kinda cool, with the help of Pixel Night Sight:

At about this time, right on cue, all the coyotes started howling.

Kinda cool is an understatement.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8780]

fucking shit is covered behind clouds. has a red glow to it but meh. 

[Yarbr 123]

Yeah, and you got a pic of a ufo.

[happyfunball 481]

8 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Clear sky here. Getting close to full blooded. 

Same. Central Austin 

[RPM 26073]

Got a clear sky north of DFW and not much light pollution. Unfortunately it's cold af.

[Texas Jeff 1908]

We just passed the mid-point of the eclipse

[Tailgate 2972]

South Austin. iPhone.

Looks much nicer in person and beautiful sky tonight.

[jimmyjazz 45055]

Very cool . . . we had a solar eclipse earlier this year and now this.  

I wonder what early man thought of such a thing?  I'm sure it freaked them out.

[happyfunball 481]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Very cool . . . we had a solar eclipse earlier this year and now this.  

I wonder what early man thought of such a thing?  I'm sure it freaked them out.

Your crops are going to fail due to environmental disaster or massive war which both seem true today

[RPM 26073]

Best pic I took with my phone. Probably should have busted out the DSLR.

2nd pic is me trying to use the HDR night exposure.

[WhatTheBuck 28574]

18 minutes ago, RPM said:

Got a clear sky north of DFW and not much light pollution. Unfortunately it's cold af.

It's 1F here in Dublin, OH. I keep thinking of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

[WhatTheBuck 28574]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

Best pic I took with my phone. Probably should have busted out the DSLR.

2nd pic is me trying to use the HDR night exposure.

Nice pic of Satan. 

[THEHORN5561 2583]

 

[SquishMitten 10368]

Best pic I took with my phone. Probably should have busted out the DSLR.

2nd pic is me trying to use the HDR night exposure.

Infrared of a body builder with a fupa, farting out of his dick

[Anton Chigurh 3316]

I couldn’t do much since I don’t have a telephoto so it’s nothing special.

Three different crops:

[deft 6747]

Didn’t look that impressive on my 8” dob. Too dim. Would rather see non super non wolf non blood moon.

[InkaUtexas 24820]

Great event. Clouds cleared out for the most part.