lunar

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 20 will be the last total lunar eclipse for the next three years.

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This photo was from the last one in August 2007. It was a nice warm clear early morning with coffee and my Bishop. Tomorrow from 8:30pm until midnight when the eclipse will transpire, it will be 3°F (-17°C) and possibly cloudy. Rather than sit with coffee and my tripod, I'll likely have to stand the tripod and snap, then take the camera back into the house until the next phase. If the camera batteries get too cold, the camera won't function. Not to speak of me.

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This NASA site says the moon will turn red (because of the earth's atmosphere) and there might even be a bit of turquoise around the edges (passing through the ozone layer, the red will be filtered out, making it look turquoise blue). The turquoise should show up at the beginning and ending of the totality, around 10:01 and 10:51pm EST. "Maximum beauty" should be around 10:26pm EST.

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I'm sorry to say my friends in India won't be able to see much of this eclipse, apparently.

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I'm hoping for a clear sky and a functioning camera.