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Are you ready for some eclipse action? We’re now within 24 hours of the Moon reaching its ascending node along the ecliptic at 13:25 Universal Time (UT)/ 9:25 AM EDT on Tuesday morning and meeting the shadow of the Earth just over seven Canada Goose Parka hours earlier.

We’ve written about viewing prospects for tonight’s lunar eclipse. This eclipse is the first total lunar eclipse since December 10th, 2011and is the first in a series of four known as an eclipse tetrad visible fromNorth America in 2014 and 2015. Totality lasts 1 hour and 18 minutes canada goose black friday sale and falls just 29 minutes short of the theoretical maximum, which was last neared on January 21st, 2000 and won’t be topped until July 27th, 2018. East Coasters spanning 2:00 to 5:30 AM local (from the start of the partial umbral phases and totality), and a midnight spanning event for the Pacific coast starting at 11:00 PM Monday night until 2:30 AM Tuesday morning on the 15th.

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buy canada goose jacket When it comes to astronomical observing, a majority canada goose coats on sale a mainstream weather resources only tell part of the story, often only listing cloud cover and precipitation percentages. Seeing, transparency, and low versus middle and high cloud decks can often mean the difference between a successful observing session and deciding to pack it canada goose coats in and watch Cosmos reruns online. But the good news is, you don’t need crystal clear skies to observe a total lunar eclipse, just a view of the Moon, which can easily “burn through” a high cirrus cloud deck. We’re going to share a few sites that are essential tools for planning an observing session and what they say about the prospects for seeing tonight’s eclipse. buy canada goose jacket

buy canada goose jacket cheap Cloud cover prospects towards the end of tomorrow morning’s lunar eclipse. In fact, the dividing line between “cloudy” and “clear” runs right down through central Ontario and follows the Mississippi River at mid eclipse, which occurs at 7:47 UT/3:47 AM EDT. There’s a high pressure front Canada Goose Jackets sweeping eastward, canada goose store bringing rain and cloudy skies with it. The Florida peninsula and parts of New England and the Canadian Maritimes may have shots at viewing the eclipse through partly cloudy skies. buy canada goose jacket cheap

cheap canada goose uk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a great interactive site with graphical interactive forecasts, to include satellite maps. Another long standing source of good info is the Weather Underground. For tailor made astronomy forecasts, we’re checking Clear Sky Chart (formerly Clear Sky Clock) and SkippySky daily for canada goose clearance upcoming prospects. A great feature in SkippySky is that it not only cheap Canada Goose gives you cloud cover maps, but layers them with high versus middle and low clouds again, a thin high cloud deck during the lunar eclipse could still mean game on! cheap canada goose uk

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uk canada goose outlet Opportunities to catch the ISS transiting the Moon during tonight’s eclipse. To our knowledge, this has never been done before. Live near one of the two paths depicted above? You may be the first to accomplish this unusual feat. Check in with CALSky for specifics. uk canada goose outlet

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canada goose black friday sale In short, don’t fear the “Blood Moon,” but do get out and catch tonight’s fine lunar eclipse we’ll be doing a post eclipse photo roundup tomorrow, so be sure to send those pics in to Universe Today! canada goose black friday sale

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