At about 8pm tonight, Sydney time, the moon will pass into the earth's shadow, and create a lunar, or blood-moon eclipse.

It should last about 90 minutes, and, unlike a solar eclipse, it is safe to view with the naked eye, or telescopes/binoculars, etc.

This site has more information.

Do you know what time the lunar eclipse will occur in Canadian Eastern Standard Time.

Here is a timetable

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20425640/wid/11915829?GT1=10252

Thank You so much. Verbonica.

Thanks for posting that Ozzz, wouldn't have known otherwise.

I heard it on the radio this morning, but I heard at 6.20pm.

I will check the timetable now...oh, it doesn't convert to CST, I will just wander outside around 7 and see if I can see it.

Here's a link to a site with the Australian times, although there is an error for SA and NT. The 'totality begins' time should read 7:22 pm.


http://www.astronomy.org.au/ngn/media/client/factsheet_21.pdf

Thanks ainenei.

Looking forward to it! It's almost 6.51 pm here in Victoria.

After seeing this thread I remembered an e.mail I received about Mars, went to check and realised I just missed it. Darn!

This is the basic information:

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on 27 Aug when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. It will look like the earth has 2 moons.

The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

And I missed my chance.

Don't worry, lady1, you didn't miss it. Or, at least, it's not the only time Mars will be close. That's an urban legend. Check out this page on Snopes:

Mars Spectacular

It's nearly total now - looks good doesn't it?

This is great. Five minutes ago three-quarters of the moon was red, and the tip a thin arc of white. Pretty. Now with all of it covered with the reddish tinge it looks like a very near planet rather than the moon.

Too bad it comes out looking too small to notice any detail on my digital camera but I'm glad to be able to witness it with my own eyes.

I must have missed it! I just saw this post & ran outside here in Alabama, 5:12 Central Standard Time, & I can't see the moon or Mars, just stars(which I love). Off to the distance looking North I see some kind of a haze, but just can't see anything! I hope there will be more chances this month. Anyone know where a person in lower Alabama can look to see this wonderful sight? Thanks! Have a great day or evening everyone.

I just watched it and took a couple of snaps. I recall seeing the last one and was just as amazed.

Photo one here.

Photo two here.

That's great, Roos! Mind if I copy them (just for my own album)? Couldn't do it with my camera.

Quite the appropriate avatar there, Blurry!

Heavan's Arrow, in the link in the first post by Ozzz, it has a graphic in there that should help you.

On Pacific Daylight Time it will be total at 2:52am

Quote:

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The full eclipse will be visible between 7:52pm and 9:23pm Sydney time (2:52am and 4.23am U.S. Pacific time), according to the Sydney Observatory, and may turn the Moon blood red.

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I have been dashing outside to see it every 1/2 an hour or so. It is truly amazing. No clouds either.

Roos, I have already said this in the Photo-A-Day thread, but the photos are wonderful.

Awesome photos, Roos. It just came out as small dots on mine and got even harder to depict as the colours of the moon darkened. You must have an excellent camera. What type is it?

Copago, I noticed my avatar related to this event too! I just love the night-time sky and everything to do with it.

Wow, it's really high in the sky now, four and a half hours after the partial phase started. And an incredibly bright white.

Thanks for the link Taesma - now I feel silly. Great photos Roos.

Those ARE great photos, Roos! I couldn't bring myself to get up 2 hours after going to bed to see it here in Ohio. I'm hoping to still be sucking air when the next one comes around in 6 months. Thanks to all for the links also.

I didn't get up early to see it, but just stayed up! Checked about 4 am here and found it with just a sliver left. I tried to take a couple shots, but could not hold my camera steady enough (and too lazy to go upstairs to get the tripod). Watched for about half an hour. Your photos are great Roos! To me it's so moving -- like "golly, that's happening and I can see it right in our solar system!"

It was beautiful here in Hawaii! My husband and I stood out front with the neighbors to see it. The kids had already gone to bed (or so I thought), since it was a school night and the eclipse took place about 10:30 to midnight here. I found out this morning that they both were up watching from their bedroom windows! My daughter said it reminded her of watching out for Santa Claus.

Thanks Copago , please feel free to copy those snaps.

Thanks twice over Lioness ,I`m glad you liked the photos.

Thanks Blurrystar, the camera is an Olympus 750 Ultrazoom,it has 10x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom which in theory gives you 40x zoom but the digital zoom gets a little too pixelated when you`re taking snaps of things over a couple of kilometers away. To help overcome that problem I use an Olympus 1.7x tele conversion lens which then gives me 17x optical zoom. I changed the ISO setting from auto to 100 for the snaps and also used a tripod. I did try the digital zoom as well but the results were less than average, though I did get a great view of the moon through the lens. The camera can be purchased with many accessories on eBay at different times for less than $200.00 these days.

Thanks for the compliments Lady,Jordandog and Jar.