Did you see the Total Lunar Eclipse?

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon.

Ahmad van der Breggen

Collage from the February 20, 2008 Lunar Eclipse. Taken in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (50.440869,-104.60745). Photos taken every 5 minutes (approximately) Skywatchers viewing through a telescope will have the added treat of seeing Saturn's handsome rings. Weather permitting, the total eclipse can be seen from North and South America. People in Europe and Africa will be able to see it high in the sky before dawn on Thursday. As the moonlight dims -- it won't go totally dark -- Saturn and Regulus will pop out and sandwich the moon. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo. Jack Horkheimer, host of the PBS show "Star Gazer," called the event "the moon, the lord of the rings and heart of the lion eclipse." Wednesday's event will be the last total lunar eclipse until December 20, 2010. Last year there were two. The weather could be a spoiler for many in the United States. Cloudy skies are expected for most of the Western states with a chance of snow from the heartland to the East Coast, said Stuart Seto of the National Weather Service. It was very clear here so this was very pretty. We saw a piece of it and stopped near the lakes long enough to see major changes. I could have hung out 10 more minutes if we kept moving but it was about 6F and there's work tomorrow, etc. and it was 10-11 p.m. Central. No telescope, so no Saturn but still very beautiful. I love the moon and other celestial entities...

Comments

[Cyn]

@Dan; OMG, How did you know?! LOL

[Dan]

It actually was very beautiful. But you can only admire the moon for so long. Unless you're indulging in illegal activities.