Lunar eclipse eclipsed?
6:17 PM, February 20, 2008
We may — emphasis on may — be able to see a total lunar eclipse tonight here in SoCal. There's the storm system to contend with, as our friends at The Times' Daily Deal blog point out. But if all goes well and skies stay clear, the view should be amazing.
You can celebrate the sight at the Griffith Observatory, or just stand in your own backyard. But hurry. The spectacle — the last of its kind until 2010 — begins at sundown.
—Veronique de Turenne
I just went outside my backyard and became a witness of the nature of this phenomena. The moon had such a beautiful color, I never seen the moon so contemplating with its reddish shade, it was espectacular.
Posted by: Paola Gomez | February 20, 2008 at 07:22 PM
HOW LONG DOES THIS ECLIPSE LAST?????
Posted by: lizzette | February 20, 2008 at 07:30 PM
thats soo koo!!! theres a star next to it tooo sweet!!!!! bye!
Posted by: tha girl | February 20, 2008 at 07:39 PM
thats soo koo!!! theres a star next to it tooo sweet!!!!! bye!
Posted by: tha girl | February 20, 2008 at 07:48 PM
almost gone...
see you in a few...
Posted by: aris | February 20, 2008 at 08:23 PM
What a great sight to share with my granddaughters. Just a few determined clouds turning the viewing into a hide and seek. Thank you Mother Nature.
Posted by: Grammie | February 20, 2008 at 08:37 PM
Veronique: All clear here in Silver Lake, amazing. Based on the 25+ comments on the LAT Travel Blog, sounds like the skies were clear across most of North America: from Tampa to East Central Alberta, from Nashville to San Diego.
Here's a nice photo, uploaded by Tony in Michigan:
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s314/gettyblack/moon1.jpg
– Andrew, Sr. Producer, http://travel.latimes.com
Posted by: Andrew | February 20, 2008 at 10:16 PM