at what time? i live in illinois.....and is it something ur allowed to look at?
2007-08-27 06:28:14 · 10 answers · asked by Britney 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi Britney!
You can see it from your house and it's completely safe to look at.
The eclipse officially starts at 3:51 a.m. Central Daylight Time tonight. If you start looking about 3:55, you'll start to see a bite being taken out of the lunar disc. Over the next hour the shadow spreads, until by 4:52 a,m. CDT the last of the bright moon disappears into the umbra.
Once totality has started, you'll notice the eclipsed moon appear a ghostly gray with a slight reddish tinge.
You won't see the end of the total eclipse from Illinois. About 20-30 minutes before sunrise, the dim eclipsed moon will be blotted out by the brightening morning sky. By coincidence, in central Illinois, the total eclipse ends at the moment of sunrise, 6:23 a.m. CDT, but by then the moon will long have disappeared from view and will set, unnoticed, still fully eclipsed.
2007-08-27 07:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Illinois, it will begin around 2 AM and unfortunately, you will only get to see the full eclipse for a little while before dawn.
It's fine to look at lunar eclipses. Use a pair of binoculars if you have them.
2007-08-27 06:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by lunatic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, to both bits. Don't know why you should think a lunar eclipse is illegal or immoral. I quote from my source (the abbreviations are mine).
The beginning is visible from the W At. Oc., the Ams except E Brazil, the Pac Oc, NZ and east Aust. The end is visible from west N Am, the Pac Oc, Australasia and east Asia. The partial phase begins 0851 and ends 1224. Totality lasts from 0952 to 1123. As is common with astronomical phenomena, times are given in GMT so allow for time difference.
2007-08-27 06:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by RobRoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, it starts about 4:30 am on tuesday. In the west and midwest the whole show will be visable. The earth's shadow is so much bigger than the moon that after it covers the whole moon, it keeps covering it for a while, which is why the eclipse lasts for about an hour. On the east coast and only the beginning will be visable, because th esun starts to rise before it is over. In Europe they will only cathc a glimps for the same reason. In Asia the moon is setting so they will see it only in stages.
2007-08-27 06:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't start until around 4:30am tonight/tomorrow Eastern Time.
The sun will be up and the moon will set before we are able to see the whole thing, but the moon should be in nice shades of orange and red as it's beginning.
2007-08-27 06:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Illinois it will be around 3 AM when it occurs. You can watch it, but you will have to get up early or stay up late to do so.
2007-08-27 06:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 AM, your time, Tuesday morning.
It is perfectly safe to look at a lunar eclipse.
2007-08-27 06:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is going to be everywhere but North America >:( No worries, have seen it before :) There will probably be a prayer at Masjid Al-Haraam (probably recorded).
2016-04-02 01:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool
2007-08-27 06:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by VWBeetleBus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when?
2007-08-27 06:31:24 · answer #10 · answered by Type O' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋