The Total Lunar Eclipse - December 2010

[IamWEB]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2010_lunar_eclipse

Discuss.

Spoiler

2 years from today = the end of the world?

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Under half an hour left, I'm psyched.

 

[shelley]

Loonery clips!

It's pretty cloudy here, but good thing the moon is still visible through a thin layer of cloud. I caught a glimpse of the half darkened moon and came back indoors where it's warm to wait for totality.

 

[ZamHalen]

I can't see sh*t because of the clouds.
And to the spoiler question, no (yay something to type to kill time while the sky clears up). You see, the major part of the 2012 prediction is the mayan lunar/long count calender ending when that is not entirely correct. The calender runs in upward and downward cycles,and we happen to be in the downward cycle right now. So when this downward cycle ends we will enter an upward cycle. BTW the Mayan elders are pissed off about the persistent doomsday theories so if we can shut up and actually do our own research that would be great.

 

[Kian]

It's pretty awesome out here. It could not be any clearer in NJ.

 

[Whyusosrs?]

It's totally clear here in Florida. It doesn't look red to me :|

Ah well. It will still look cool.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Totally clear red skies in NY

 

[ZamHalen]

I still can't see anything in anthonyland.

 

[Kian]

Might I add how cool it is that we're thousands of miles away from one another, yet we're all looking at the same thing.

 

[Anthony]

Yeah, ZamHalen's right, it's too cloudy down here. >_>
Still, I suppose the reddish tint is cool.

 

[ZamHalen]

actually most of my friends can see all except for my friend who lives down the road. So it's pretty annoying that everyone on FB is in awe about it and I still can't see anything.

 

[macky]

This is a great endurance training for club balancing.

 

[avgdi]

No red sky here. (I didn't even know it was supposed to be red.)
Luckily it's not too cloudy and I can see it.

I was debating going to bed, but I figured I can be tired for one day at work. It's not every day you get to see stuff like this.

 

[Reisen Bunny]

its too cloudy here =(
that kinda breaks my heart

 

[avgdi]

I can't see sh*t because of the clouds.
And to the spoiler question, no (yay something to type to kill time while the sky clears up). You see, the major part of the 2012 prediction is the mayan lunar/long count calender ending when that is not entirely correct. The calender runs in upward and downward cycles,and we happen to be in the downward cycle right now. So when this downward cycle ends we will enter an upward cycle. BTW the Mayan elders are pissed off about the persistent doomsday theories so if we can shut up and actually do our own research that would be great.

I always thought that the whole 2012 thing was BS. Tonight I realized that we were exactly 2 years away from it, so I read a little about it. I was relieved to find out that the "end of the world" stuff were just stupid theories.

 

[aronpm]

I was relieved to find out that the "end of the world" stuff were just stupid theories.

So it wasn't already obvious that they are just crackpot lies from crazy people?

 

[Reisen Bunny]

"WATCH OUT!! Y2K IS COMING"... .

 

[avgdi]

So it wasn't already obvious that they are just crackpot lies from crazy people?

It was VERY obvious to me that they were crackpot lies from crazy people. haha

I was led to believe that the entire 2012 business was started as a theory of the world ending. I was relieved that that was not what it was ever meant to be.

 

[imaghost]

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/alt_eclipse_cams.html

Some of these are live right now for those that can't see it. I checked some, they are not that great, but still live cams of them. Check it out. Also check for some pictures around the NASA site. I think they would have some on there somewhere.

 

[JTW2007]

It's quite clear here in Colorado Springs as well. Very neat.