Attention Australians: Total Lunar Eclipse *tonight*

[Renenet]

Hi,

There is going to be a total lunar eclipse tonight:

2011-12-10 Total lunar eclipse: late night at Sydney Observatory | Sydney Observatory

It will be visible all over Australia. Check your local paper for local timing.

Renenet

 

[Chris1]

oooh, thanks Renenet!!

fingers crossed for a clear night,...eh, lol,...

 

[slim6y]

We get it here in NZ too - but unfortunately our sun rises quite early here - so we might miss the last part

 

[Renenet]

Sorry, Slim6y, I didn't mean to leave you out!

 

[Fuscus]

Clouds! lots of clouds

 

[Boidae]

They say Melbourne won't be able to see it because of how cloudy it will be tonight

 

[Renenet]

It could possibly be raining in Cairns. But I will be popping out the front door regularly to see what's going on.

 

[slim6y]

For NZ it's:

12.33am: First contact with penumbra (part shadow begins to creep across the moon).

1.46am: First contact with umbra (full shadow begins to cross the moon).

3.06am: Total eclipse starts.

3.32am: Mid-eclipse.

3.57am: Total eclipse ends.

5.18am: Final contact with umbra.

5:30am: Moon sets.

 

[HonestPirate]

was short an e ......... story of my life

Damn its peeing down with rain here in Sunny Brisbane !!!!!

 

[Renenet]

The weather rarely cooperates when there's an astronomical event, or it's so unsettled that it provides hours of tension, which happened when I saw the total solar eclipse in Ceduna, 2002.

Cairns is looking okay at the moment, but not brilliant. The moon should be visible soon, although nothing will happen for around three hours.

Good luck, wherever you are!

 

[Fuscus]

Currently have a thunder storm overhead

 

[slim6y]

Clear blues here - sun just set... and other than some very wispy high strata... we're all good for the eclipse - sucks to be all you

 

[HonestPirate]

Hey we may have rain buddy but tomorrow morning you're gonna wake up and still be a kiwi.



too far......??




(just trying to add a couple more sig quotes to the site

 

[slim6y]

Hey we may have rain buddy but tomorrow morning you're gonna wake up and still be a kiwi.



too far......??




(just trying to add a couple more sig quotes to the site

Odd... I think you're right... I am going to wake up being a kiwi... Crikey - I'll be putting my cold ones in my chully bun and wearing my jandals on the deck (can't write my accent there).

 

[HonestPirate]

BAHAH

Is it wrong that I was already reading it with your accent ?

I'll just be over here bowling underarm and riding my Kangaroo to school with my thongs while whistling powderfinger songs with my singlet on.

 

[slim6y]

Should I set y alarm for 3am??? Will it be worth it to wallow in 'South' pride that I can see the last full lunar eclipse until 2014!!!

 

[james.5]

Can anyone tell me what time it is happening in Tassie?

 

[slim6y]

Can anyone tell me what time it is happening in Tassie?

I think I googled Eclipse 2011 Tasmania

Total Lunar Eclipse this Saturday night / Sunday morning : Nightskyonline.info

 

[HonestPirate]

Can anyone tell me what time it is happening in Tassie?

The Eclipse will be seen in Tasmania in 2041 because Tassie is around three decades behind the rest of Australia.

 

[Wally]

I logged on just to like that. I'm going now.