Hey DUers - GO OUTSIDE! The Lunar Eclipse has begun!

[VolcanoJen]

They say it's best viewed on the east coast, but I can see it just fine in Ohio.

The shadow has begun to cross, and it's clearly visible (and really cool)!! At about 8:06 p.m., the phase when the darkest part of the Earth's shadow creeps across the moon's surface will begin. During this phase, the moon will change colors, from yellow to orange to copperish at the end.

Go outside and howl at the moon for a minute!!

:D
Jennifer

[Kolesar]

1. Cloudy in Cleveland

It's actually flurrying a tiny bit.
edit: my dog's out there barking!

[Mikimouse]

2. Rats! It's overcast here

n/t

[Kellanved]

3. nice view in Berlin/Germany

A little cloudy, but the moon is visible.

Thanks for the heads up.

[amazona]

4. clear skies in southeastern Louisiana

The un-eclipsed part of the moon is a bit on the orange side -- nice.

[4323Lopez]

5. I 'm in MA

and its a full moon and clear right outside my living room window, I'll have a really good view of it!
:)

[izzie]

6. I can see it in Southern Maine.

Great. Lovr things like that. I used to stand out in mittens, jacket and boots and watch Northern lights in Akaska. Wonder what our people thought of these things 1000 years ago?

[suegeo]

7. Has started in the Minneapolis area

At 5:45 ish CST, here is a bad estimate: about 1/64 of the moon is carved out so far.

Looks pretty cool.thanks for tip

[peacefreak]

8. Thanks Jen

I'm going out every 5 minutes or so. Izzie's right. It's great in Maine!

[AWD]

9. Outside?

What is this "outside" of which you speak?

[VolcanoJen]

11. It's that world that lurks beyond the front door, AWD.

:D

It's getting more awesome by the moment... but at 35 degrees here in southwestern Ohio, it's time for the coat and mittens!!

[xJlM]

22. I just took a look

West-central Ohio, and it's pretty impressive. I've seen one lunar eclipse before, but the moon wasn't as full as it is tonight.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

10. NYC has a fine night for it, for once!

Some crazed fighter pilot did something funny... made a figure 8 in the sky near the moon, the contrail is drifting slowly east... looks great, shadow is clear now
1857EST

[BlueJazz]

12. St.Petersburg, Fl and it's clear

cool moon!

[1monster]

17. St. Augustine Florida and heavy cloud cover.

:(

[JewelDigger]

13. Looks great here in greater Chicagoland!

The shadow is covering about 60% of the moon now. Very cool!

[FarLeftRage]

14. I have got a great view

in my neck of the woods.
A bit cold though with a dusting of snow.
Now it's about 50% covered...

[FarLeftRage]

26. Update

It is complete...covered.

[VolcanoJen]

27. Getting any cool colors yet?

Are the skies clear??

[FarLeftRage]

29. Skies are very clear

and it has a rusty hue, like a brownish orange color.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

15. Cloudy skies, clear hearts

We couldn't see the moon, but we did zkr and prayed for peace. Salaam, Shalom, Peace, everyone.

[WWW]

16. It is almost half right now here in central maine

And it is truly an event..No artificial lights...WOW

[WWW]

18. almost full right now n/t

[BritishHuman]

19. Here in the UK it's just visible

I'm not sure if it's cloudy or eclipsed, though.

[tinnyguy1777]

20. Great in Wisconsin--7:00 PM

nt

[Lady Freedom]

21. NO,NO,NO!!!!!

http://www.w3.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/local/USMO0457

[ShaneGR]

23. Too cloudy in NE Ohio.... I'm bummed

Can't see it.

:nopity:

[The Raven]

24. It's too cold here to go see it...

[VolcanoJen]

25. Getting cloudy in SW Ohio...

... but you can still see a yellow glow peek through. Only about 20 more minutes and the eclipse will be over, so if you live in a place with clear skies, let us know how beautiful it is, ok?

:D

[bloom]

28. Eclipsed here in Southern Indiana

I found my telephoto lens and tripod today (that had been packed up for over 3 years). So it was fun to get them out there and try to capture the eclipse.

I love how the moon looks with the eclipse lighting and the shadow which reveals the roundness.

:)

[Cha]

30. I saw it in New York! A sliver of the Moon was left

when I walked out of my 3rd floor apartment and caught it just in time. It's a gorgeous, clear night and extremely cold but I feel so invigorated from just that short time outside. :D

[bloom]

31. Look at it with binoculars if you have them .... n/t

[alexwcovington]

32. Cloudy in Grand Forks

Meh. I've seen 'em before.

[Nay]

33. Great view in Richmond, VA.

The moon almost looks bloody.

[TXlib]

34. It's been overcast here for the last several nights

And last night was no exception!

:grr: