Lunar Eclipse Tonight - Super Blood Moon

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Lunar Eclipse Tonight - Super Blood Moon

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Last night at about 10pm, the sky still had a little blue in it.

Tonight, if we can see it will be a another rare event in our solar system. A full lunar eclipse with the moon at its closest distance to the earth.

The moon will appear 14% larger in the sky tonight, creating "The Super Moon" and with the addition of the eclipse, it will be red, creating a "Super Blood Moon," something that happens once every 30 years.

If the clouds allow it, it will be going on from 8:40 pm - 12:10 am, totality will be from 10:11 pm 11:23 pm.

Photographers, amateur astronomers, residents everywhere, will be hoping for clear skies.

With a little haze last night we were able to get these of the full moon.

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11:20pm

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Stay tuned, and send in your photos!

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Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - Super Blood Moon

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I know I cannot wait. Hope the clouds cooperate! :shock:
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It ended up being cloudy through the entire lunar eclipse, but just as totality ended, there were small breaks in the clouds and we tried.

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Here you can see the clouds I'm shooting through.

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See all the images at:
http://www.lakewoodobserver.com/photoblogs/jim-obryan/super-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2015


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"The very act of observing disturbs the system."
Werner Heisenberg

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If not, don't worry. Just forget about it."
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Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - Super Blood Moon

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I'm sure the clouds were Obama's fault. :wink:
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