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For more than an hour Wednesday night, the moon will be covered entirely by Earth's shadow and resemble a glowing pumpkin.

The eclipse will be visible anywhere in the USA where clouds don't hide the moon.

Unfortunately, says Buzz Bernad of The Weather Channel, clouds are likely to block, or at least partly block the view over most of the USA.

Best chances of a good view will be in northeast New York, most of New England, along the Gulf Coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and over much of Washington State and northwest Oregon, where the forecast is for clear skies.

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All times are eastern daylight.

Partial eclipse begins: 9:14 p.m.
Total eclipse begins 10:23 p.m
Total eclipse ends 11:45 p.m.
Partial eclipse ends 12:54 a.m. Thursday

In other time zones: Add 1 hour for CT, 2 hours of MT, and 3 hours for PT.

I know it's near Halloween time, but couldn't they come up with a better simile than "a glowing pumpkin"?

[ October 26, 2004, 09:53 PM: Message edited by: kaioshin00 ]
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
That is very cool! Thanks for letting us know about that!

Kwea
 

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Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
 
This is the best article I found about the eclipse. Don't miss it!
 

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Posted by BunnV (Member # 6816) on :
 
That's a great way to spend your Wednesday night and get more for your mooney.

I wonder if I'll be able to see it from my window.
 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
*looks up at clouds*
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
What Teshi said.

Stupid nature.
 

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Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
 
I haven't gotten enough sleep for the last 4 nights in a row. I just don't think I can do that. But maybe my baby will wake up hungry in the night.
 

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Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
 
Still clear here in Gainesville! The moon entered the penumbra half an hour ago but I can't yet see any shadowing. There's possibly just a hint of assymetry about the disk, which on this night of the full moon would not be there were it not for the eclipse.

Sky and Telescope estimates that in another 10 minutes or so the first shading will be visible. Partial eclipse starts in 45 minutes!

And yay, boo yeah, hip hip hooray for BunnV's triumphant return to hatrack!
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
I have clear skies... well, enough so I have a clear view of the moon.
I have almost half a moon in shadow.
I have two children who want to stay up so they can keep looking at it... on a school night.

I have a headache.
 

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Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :
 
The eclipse is awesome. It was so freaky to walk through campus and have everyone standing around staring up in the same direction.
 

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Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
 
Yay, I'm in the Florida Panhandle, sort of, yay!
 

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Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :
 
No clouds here...

We like the moon!
 

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Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
 
Because it is cloooose to uuuuuuuus.
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
Very cool eclipse tonight...thanks again for mentioning it to us!

JenniK and I, along with her mom, went out and saw it for a while...it is as clear as can be around NE tonight!

Perfect viewing weather.

Kwea
 

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Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
 
it was gorgeous here. Rarely have I seen such nice weather on a day when there's soemthing interesting happening. And it was cloudy right up until about 930, too. Like, cloudy like it has been for the past five days. And then it cleared right up. Proof there IS a God.
 

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Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
 
Someone needs to win the damn baseball game so I can go outside and look at the moon!
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
They won they won they won!!!
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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