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linnah jacobs, poulsbo, wa — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:05:54 GMT

will the eclipse be visible to someone on a flight from tokyo to seattle, due in seattle at 9:30 am? ie, about halfway at 5am?

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:16:16 GMT

Linnah, 4 a.m. Pacific Time would be a better bet. The total phase is due to end at 4:22 a.m. PT.

Another interesting time will come at sun-up during the flight, when the rising sun and the setting moon should be visible in the sky at the same time.

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lynn dimel, wellston ohio — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:25:18 GMT

We live in the small town of Wellston Ohio. Is this something we are going to be able to see? What will be the best time for us?

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K, San Jose, CA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:28:06 GMT

so Califoria time it would be beginning at 2:52 am?

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Christine, revere, mass — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:39:12 GMT

what time would be better to watch from my house? i live in boston area..

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:41:18 GMT

K from San Jose, you have it exactly right. That is the beginning of totality, but you might want to watch even before totality for the shadow creeping over the moon. That's a very cool effect. The creep begins at 1:51 a.m. PT.

Lynn in Wellston and Christine in Boston, the best time to watch is early morning, before sun-up. The creep toward totality begins at 4:51 a.m. ET, totality itself begins at 5:52 a.m., and moonset is at 6:59 a.m., as indicated by this Web page:

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Forecast.aspx?location=USOH1016

These instructions for best viewing would apply generally to folks in the Eastern time zone. For Central Time, the creep begins at 3:51 a.m., and for Mountain Time it starts at 2:51 a.m. Totality starts at 4:52 a.m. CT, or 3:52 a.m. MT. Totality lasts about an hour and a half, then the brightness creeps back over the moon's disk.

The only variable is moonset (sunrise is just a few minutes earlier than moonset). People in other localities can use Intellicast to find moonset for their local conditions (by searching from the Web page listed above for their own town name). Remember, though, you may have a restricted view of the western horizon, and there is twilight and horizon haze that may interfere with moon observations near sun-up. This has the biggest effect for East Coast observers.

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francine, Lynn, Ma — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:43:56 GMT

so what time is the best time to watch it?
what about seen the second moon?(plane mars)?
i heard that tonight it would be a great night to see it at naked eye....

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francine, Lynn, Ma — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:48:56 GMT

so for people who live in boston area, the best time it would be around 5ish? is that right?

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Elaine T. Lavington, Roseburg, OR — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:55:34 GMT

If I live in Roseburg, Oregon, when would be the best time to view the lunar eclipse?

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:56:10 GMT

Francine, the Eastern Time instructions would apply to you. This is a good time to see Jupiter in the evening and Mars in the early morning. Jupiter is in the constellation Ophiuchus and sets around quarter to midnight. Mars is in the constellation Taurus (home of the Pleiades) and rises around quarter to midnight. Mars should look like a bright, non-twinkling star with a bit of a butterscotch hue to it. And if you have a telescope or even a good pair of binoculars, you may be able to make out the moons of Jupiter.

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Wizard Of Hamilton, Hamilton, MT — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:57:32 GMT

I've got my telescope and digital camera ready for the late-night eclipse.
This one, I think is a rare treat, as the partially eclipsed moon will set over the western horizon, right around dawn.
I might be able to get part of the show tonight, and then turn in, and catch up on a little sleep for about a couple of hours, and then get up and hopefully catch another part of the eclipse before it sinks behind the Bitterroot Range.
Overall, this is a real overnight treat.
Enjoy! :)

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:03:11 GMT

Roseburg would be pretty much the same as Seattle (where I live) or California. My plan is to get up at 2:30 a.m. PT, watch the last part of the creep of Earth's shadow over the moon, then see if I can see the rosy red glow on the moon during totality (if the weather cooperates). I meant to add that the Heavens-Above Web site is really good for stargazers. And on that note, I'm going to have to step away from the computer and rest up for tonight....

If you have questions (or if you can answer others' questions in this vein), please check out this newly created bulletin board:

http://boards.msn.com/MSNBCboards/thread.aspx?boardid=793&ThreadID=382644

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carla fisher Linn creek, Mo. — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:43:18 GMT

I live in Linn creek Mo. so what time would I be able to see the eclipse.

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John Doe, Seattle, Wash — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:01:08 GMT

Are you a bunch of lunatics out there?

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Lisa Norman, OK — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:06:21 GMT

francine when you say the second moon AKA mars I hope you don't mean that hoax email that's been going around for years saying Mars will be as big as the moon! LOL That's gotten a lot of people lately I think.

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Evelyn, Ashburn,VA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:17:05 GMT

What time should I be looking out here in VA (northern virginia)?

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Sultan, San Francisco, California — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:48:22 GMT

I just can't wait...

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Sade, Suva,Fiji — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:53:53 GMT

what time is this in GMT????

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Miranda — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:07:47 GMT

is it going to be red-ish orange this time??

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Patty, Whittier ca. — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:11:29 GMT

what is the best time to see mars tonight I live on the west coast

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:17:27 GMT

Missouri would be Central Time, so I would advise going out at 4:30 a.m. CT, watch Earth's shadow creep across the moon, then see the eclipse at 4:52 a.m. CT. Watch it as long as you like.

Virginia would be Eastern Time, so just add an hour (get up at 5 to 5:30 a.m., watch until the eclipse, then the sun starts coming up).

California is Pacific Time, so I would advise getting up around 2 to 2:30 a.m., watch for the total phase of the eclipse at 2:52 a.m. PT.

For our friends in Fiji, the equivalent time in GMT would be 08:51 GMT for beginning of partial eclipse, 09:52 GMT for start of totality, 11:22 GMT for end of totality.

Most folks expect there to be a reddish-orange tint, we'll just have to see how it turns out.

The best time to see Mars would be after midnight... as late as possible. Remember that the moon's glare will wash out the night sky (except during the eclipse, of course).

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Don Boyle, Phoenix, AZ — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:30:15 GMT

Will Mars be more visible than usual in the erly morning of August 28, 2007?

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Jennifer chester california — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:37:48 GMT

when will we beable to see it in northern california??

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Dan Dooley Kijabe Kenya — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:41:20 GMT

I am living in a village called Kijabe Kenya, we're about 2 degrees south of the equator about 50km NW of Nairobi. What is the best time for us to view, if it's visible to us at all? Asante sana!

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Gordana Rovic, Beograd, Srbija — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:44:20 GMT

What about us in Europe? What time would be the best to see everything from the beginning?
I live in Belgrad, Serbia

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Scott Cameron, Seattle, Wash — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:50:51 GMT

Alan,
Thanks for all your patience in answering everyones question - When will I be able to view it? LOL. Enjoy the show tonight. I'm in Seattle and going to drive out to North bend or Snoqualmie to try to escape the pollution of the city lights. Have fun everyone!

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Day Anchorage, Alaska — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:53:40 GMT

What time would you ba able to see it in Alaska?

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Laura Billings — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:57:18 GMT

What coutnry is it best to see the lunar eclipse?

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mellraw, capitola ca — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:34:04 GMT

what time can I see from my house in Capitola CA?

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nicole — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:41:11 GMT

What time should I go outside to get a view? I am in Hawaii. Not great with standard time zones...thanks!!!

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Roger Walldof Germany — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:47:57 GMT

when can i see it in germany?

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Mellraw, capitola Ca — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:55:17 GMT

I live in Capitola, California. What time can I watch the eclipse?

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Don Gerig — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:23:04 GMT

You all come to my place and watch the eclipse. I have a 9 acre field planted with Douglas firs that are only 4-5 feet tall and the grass is all mowed down in between the trees. Bring chairs, telescopes and enjoy! There is not a cloud in the sky. It will be a real show.

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Lou — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:29:14 GMT

Too bad the university chat board degenerated to explicit profanity and insults just as the eclipse was about to begin. What began as a positive enthusiast experince became a base, uneducated,cesspool.

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Tiffany Hamilton, CA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:46:02 GMT

this is so cool!!! this is m yfirst live eclipse and i am syked!!

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Cheryl — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:57:14 GMT

I am so bummed!! I'm in Stamford,CT and it is completely overcast

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a, pgh, pa — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:11:43 GMT

i am in pa will i see any thing?

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:28:33 GMT

Folks, if you're wondering when you can see the eclipse ... NOW IS THE TIME. I'm watching the shadow creep over the moon. You won't be able to see it in Africa or Europe, because it should be daylight at this time, but if you can step outside and see the moon in the sky, you are watching the eclipse. The moon was full, but in a half-hour it will be totally blotted out.

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:31:20 GMT

I can already see a reddish tinge to the shadow, so this should be a pretty one.

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geoffrey/blayney/nsw — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:41:02 GMT

when will it be bright red

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Tayla Weber, Geelong, Victoria — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:43:38 GMT

I live in geelong wen is the best time to watch the Lunar Eclipse ?

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Aimee dodson W.A warnbro — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:47:12 GMT

i am so exited!!!

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:55:19 GMT

The total phase of the eclipse has just begun. I can see the moon turning red like a Japanese lantern, with a whitish cast at the bottom as it passes into the shadow. A very three-dimensional effect, I can really visualize the moon as another world floating in the sky.

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Jason, Globe, AZ — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:04:31 GMT

I have only recently moved to this small(ish) town from big suburbs. The first thing I noticed when I walked out side tonight was how bright a full moon can really be! My first reaction was to look around to see if all my neighbors had their lights on or something :)

Then to see the Earth's shadow creep across the moon and then the red glow of totality was just amazing!

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Jacob — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:09:11 GMT

It was great I sat ouside with my son from 4:45 till6:00 and watches the whole thing Painesville Ohio
had a excellent view

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Steve Meyering. Riverside, CA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:13:54 GMT

My wife and I were just watching as totality began. It was one of the deeper totalities that I can remember. Awesome!

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:18:31 GMT

There's an awesome view at:

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:26:31 GMT

SpaceWeather is posting photos of the eclipse at:

http://spaceweather.com/submissions/map.php?cat=eclipses&limit=10

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Jeff, Seatttle, Washington — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:36:15 GMT

This is so awesome! this kinda of stuff makes you glad your alive. I just found out about it! Relatives called me just a second ago (about 3:40am here), and I'm in seattle washington, no overcast, just amazing to look at, it looks a orange-ish red with a halo type effect happening on top of it. So coool.

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Frank W, Youngstown, NY — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:45:32 GMT

Great show while the moon was still above the horizon!

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Ellen Titus, Dennis, KS — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:48:48 GMT

I've been viewing the moon since a little after 3:00 am. and now it is completely eclipse. My cousin told me to watch for it. He is fishing off a dock at Grand Lake, Ok and watching the moon. Amazing.

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bilbo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:52:17 GMT

3:48- sky is perfectly clear - i'm toasting with some red wine this red moon above- awesome!!

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Lorin, Mexico, MO — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:06:06 GMT

That was really cool! This the first time I've seen something like this! Although it didn't turn the bright red i'd hoped it be it was pretty cool it was sorta purplish and all!

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Te-arka Adelaide South Australia — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:08:30 GMT

This totally rox
I'd never heard of it before and when I did I thought it would have been like the COMET (A moving planet)

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Holly, Pleasanton, CA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:18:53 GMT

This was very cool. My Dad was visiting from FL, and we stayed up, saw it turn dark, and patiently waited until it was covered. I used my Nikon Dx40 (couldn't find my tripod) but was able to get some pictures. Of course none like the professionals, but what a neat thing to experience. I woke up my oldest son (going into 5th grade later today) and he saw it too! Now, my dilema - go to bed or stay up for the first day of school in Pleasanton, CA?! This was a great thing to experience with family - did everyone see all the shooting stars too? We lost count at 8. Clear skies in the East Bay made this a great memory.

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Alan Boyle — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:40:21 GMT

OK, the total phase of the eclipse is over. The bright sunlight is creeping over the moon again, and the moonshadows are returning. I think seeing the edge of the red moon light up again was pretty interesting ... it reminded me of pictures of Mars with a white polar cap shining along one edge.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with me tonight!

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CARS Lockwood,NY 14859 — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:43:00 GMT

I sat in the big picture window of my home and watched the whole fantastic sight. It was awsome!

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Melissa R, Normal, Illinois — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:37:49 GMT

I work at Panera Bread in Normal, IL and since I had to open this morning I got a chance to see the Lunar Eclipse as I was driving to work. What an amazing sight. It was completely clear out this morning as well which made things even better. When I arrived at work, I told our Baker's there was a Lunar Eclipse going on and they both went outside to look. When my manager arrived I told him about it and he went out to look. They were all amazed at how awesome it really was.

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Den Mendoza, Dubai, U.A.E. — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:49:24 GMT

Hi, Can u send me the difference of Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse?

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Wayne, Alamogordo, NM — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:09:04 GMT

For those of you not blessed to live in the desert southwest, you missed a great show. I got up at 3:00AM to see the beginning, got up at 4:30 to see the totality, and then got to see the moon magically reappear as I drove to work at the White Sands Missile Range. The moon was fully uncovered right before it went behind the mountains. And due to atmospheric distortion, the moon's size appeared to grow almost twice as large as well as it set. With small town living, spectacular sunsets, extraordinary nighttime stargazing, and golfing year round, what more could a person ask for.

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Barbara McGregor — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:24:51 GMT

We got up at 2:30 Mountain Daylight Savings Time and watched for 2 hours from our front yard in Boulder, Colorado. It was beautiful. We also saw a shooting star.

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Stan Silvers Bodfish, Ca. — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:39:50 GMT

Anybody who wants to see a pix of the moon eclipse, that I took from my California home.. send me a e-mail...FotoStan@MSN.com

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MARY ANN FISCHER MOBERLY, MISSOURI — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:21:45 GMT

I SAW IT AT 4:10A.M. IT WAS CLEAR, THEN IT STARTED GETTING DARK, THEN WOW IT WAS REDDISH LOOKING, I WAS USING ONLY BINOULARS, IT WAS SO NEAT TO BEABLE TO SEE IT.

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Tammy Watson, Eagle Mt, Utah — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:26:31 GMT

Wow, I couldn't stay awake through the whole thing but it was remarkable! I thought the eerie color is what cought my fascination more than anything.

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Mary DeLowe, Bapchule, AZ — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:47:04 GMT

I told my family that they would be able to see Mars with the naked eye and at one point the Earth would have two moons. We really anticipated the one time event in our lifetime anyway. Disappointed

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Ovidiu Costin, Sibiu, Romania — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:03:47 GMT

Thank you so much, Alan Boyle!

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Dave — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:36:46 GMT

I woke up sometime around 4:20-4:30am(i think.. lol) saw it and went back to sleep.. had work at 8am

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Natalia, Torrance, CA — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:56:46 GMT

Alan Boyle, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with everyone!! I woke up at 4am PT and of course ran outside. The color was much more vibrant than I would have imagined. I think it was already coming out of totality at that point. Then driving East to work at 6am, I was watching the sun rise in front of me and the moon setting through my rear view mirror. Absolutely magnificent and something I will always remember! Looking forward to the next eclipse!

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DS, Miami, FL. — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:53:05 GMT

We were able to watch the eclipse this morning from the beach. I am new to this so please forgive me if this is an ignorant question... We noticed that just before totality there were a couple of stars in the sky that were emitting bright flashes of red and yellow. (and no, it wasn't an airplane) Within 10 minutes or so the exact same stars had gone back to white/blue. Does anyone know if this has anything to do with the eclipse?

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Wizard Of Hamilton — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:00:52 GMT

I was able to get a good portion of the eclipse.
I've managed to take a fabulous snapshot through the telescope, with my digital camera, of the moon, as it entered into the umbra phase of the eclipse, and then try my hand in getting some video footage in a sequence of short clips, on a regular tripod, until the moon was completely shaded over by Earth's shadow.
I would've liked to video the eclipse through my telescope, but I don't have much of a steady hand, and it's a bit of a hassle to constantly adjust the postion of the telecope and camera, we well as trying to keep the image in focus.
Over a period of time, my techniques in getting some of the best footage, with the stuff I already have, will improve.
The next total lunar eclipse is slated for February, 2008, so I'm hoping that it's not cloudy and snowy by then.

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Sarah, Tulsa, OK — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:03:16 GMT

and what time would it be appearing in Tulsa, ok approximately? It is 10:02pm now.

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hosannah singleton/roseburg/oregon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:24:55 GMT

i saw it the other night and it was beautiful also a friend told me that if you look into the moon and think of someone and their looking into the moon to you can see their face

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Alan Boyle — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:27:45 GMT

Sarah, I'm sorry to tell you that the eclipse is over... next opportunity in real life is February, although you can follow the links in the item to see archived imagery of the eclipse.

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John Kirkwood, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:36:56 GMT

Can you tell me when the next solar eclipse will happen and is visible from the UK please.As this is the second one this year I have missed. Or can you point me in the right direction as how to find out when these lunar eclipses occur eg, web sites or such
thank you

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Sheila E Stephens ,Greenville BC V0J-1X0,Canada — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:51:19 GMT

Hi, My Name is Sheila E, we were watching it on my patio, which was very close to the moon, I'm from Greenville BC, North Coast, near Alaska, man it was an aewsome sight, we took alot of pictures, I have one question, after the eclipes happened, the moon disappeared to where, we waited and waited, it didn't come back, what happened there is I may ask, Thank you

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Alan Boyle — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:07:15 GMT

The next lunar eclipse will be on Feb. 21, 2008. The full eclipse will be visible from the UK (in the wee hours). Here's the page that is the authority on eclipses past and future:

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html

Sheila, the moon went dark red, came back to bright white, but faded away in the sky as the sun came up. My guess is that the night was pretty short up on the North Coast, so the moon may have faded away even as the eclipse proceeded.

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Wizard Of Hamilton, Hamilton, MT — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:07:19 GMT

Actually, Den, here's the difference between solar and lunar eclipses:

The solar eclipse occurs when the moon is aligned between Earth and the sun, where the moon blocks or partially blocks the light of the sun.

The lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is aligned between the moon and the sun, and thus the planet's shadow is seen "shading" or "partially shading" the surface of the moon.

The next total solar elipse in the
United States/North America, is August 21, 2017.
Check some of the various web pages for eclipse schedules for your area.
And when there's one scheduled and it occurs in your country, sit back and enjoy the show.:)
Now, for safety, when viewing a solar eclipse,
DO NOT look directly into the sun(unless you have special viewing lenses such as goggles, glasses, or some other protective device with sun filters).
One of the simple devices, is poking a small hole into a piece of cardboard with a pin, creating a "projector", and then shine the image of the eclipse on to a bright surface, such as a piece of white paper.
The lunar eclipse is safe to view through a telescope or naked eye, without any special filters.
They're fascinating to behold.:)

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Wizard Of Hamilton, Hamilton, MT — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:44:52 GMT

Sarah, since you've missed the eclipse on the 28th, no worries. :)
The next eclipse is slated for 2/21/08.
Right now, I'm hoping the weather will be good enough for me to do some photos and/or videos of the event, here in Hamilton, Montana. ;)
Meanwhile, I have a good photo of the (beginning of the) umbra phase of the recent eclipse(in which I took through a telescope, with my digital camera).
For all who want to view the photo, feel free to reach me at wizardofhamilton@hotmail.com, and I'll be honored to share the picture with you.
Cheers! :)

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falisia bronse, tucson,arizona — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:33:35 GMT

DOSENT IT LOOK AWSOME