Every once in a while something comes along that
lets you break out of your mundane, day to day
perspective.
This event is free. And it won’t be repeated for
three more years. You want to catch this one.
Perspective: Here’s a news flash. You live on a
sphere in a solar system. You and I live on
Spaceship Earth. How cool is that!
It’s the heart of simplicity just look at the
moon and watch the sphere of the Spaceship Earth
block the sun’s beams of light from caressing the
moon.
Yes, it’s a total eclipse of the moon on
Wednesday Feb. 20th , 2008. (Read below for
specific local times.)
Let me know how your perspective of your life
changes.
You can find details from a facebook article
below. Clearly, you can find me on facebook.
Paradigms Explored in this article:
Simple Is Sophisticated
Spaceship Earth
Blessings,
William
P.S. Pass this one on to friends. They won’t
want to miss it.
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A Lunar Eclipse takes place at a Full Moon when
the Moon moves into the shadow of the Earth cast
by the Sun. This takes place at the same instant
for all observers, but the LOCAL time on the
clock depends on your time zone!
In North America (Canada & the US), the Total
Eclipse takes place during:
Newfoundland ~ 11:30 p.m. – 12:21 a.m.
Atlantic ~ 11:00 – 11:51 p.m.
Eastern ~ 10:00 – 10:51 p.m.
Central ~ 9:00 – 9:51 p.m.
Mountain ~ 8:00 – 8:51 p.m.
Pacific ~ 7:00 – 7:51 p.m.
MEXICO, Central America and the Caribbean include
all time zones listed above, so if you’re not
sure which time zone you’re in, just keep your
eyes on the skies from 7pm until midnight!
South American time zones range from UTC (GMT) -5
to -3, so the time will be from 10pm until 1am.
In Europe and Africa ~ 3:00 a.m. – 3:51 a.m. UTC
(GMT) in the early morning of February 21
Look 1 hour 20 minutes before and after to see
the partial phases. In Western regions, the Moon
may rise partially eclipsed.
You don’t have to go to any special place to see
the eclipse, as long as you can see the Moon from
where you are: front porch, backyard, walking
down the street.
To the left of the Moon you will see the planet
Saturn.
It may help to look for the Moon on the night
before, so you know roughly what part of the sky
to look in. On eclipse night, the Moon will be
further East and a little lower in the sky,
compared to the previous night. But don’t
worry…a near-Full Moon is hard to miss, even in
the city!
IS IT SAFE TO LOOK AT? SHOULD I BE WEARING
PROTECTION?
Not only can you view a Lunar Eclipse with the
naked eye, it’s absolutely amazing when viewed
through binoculars. Better yet, you should try
watching it through a telescope. Incredible.
THERE WON’T BE ANOTHER FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS, so you
don’t want to miss it!
3 years? BUT I JUST SAW ONE IN AUGUST!
Yes, there was a Total Eclipse on August 28,
2007. Eclipses run in cycles, as the moon does.
Although there will be a few partial eclipses
over the next few years, the next Total Eclipse
won’t be until December 21, 2010, when we will
have 3 more Total Eclipses in a row over a 12
month period.
