Western U.S. States to See Unusual Total Lunar Eclipse Early Saturday Morning

[Macman]

We didn't set the alarm, but my internal alarm went off at about 5:55. Anna and I got up and watched it for about 30 minutes through our living room window. We were lucky it was bright and clear, and also nice and warm inside.

[thoth51]

It happened here at about 10pm our time. Fortunately the sky was cloudless and I watched it go from 3/4 eclipsed to a dim reddish disc. In the old days the Chinese believed a celestial dog was swallowing the moon and would bang pots and pans to drive it off. It must be a very old custom because I've never seen it in my 40+ years.

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks for sharing that great photo!

In the old days the Chinese believed a celestial dog was swallowing the moon and would bang pots and pans to drive it off. It must be a very old custom because I've never seen it in my 40+ years.

I seem to recall that some of our Native American Indian tribes at one time thought a giant snake was swallowing the moon during the lunar eclipse. As I watched the sliver of it suddenly disappear, it did remind me of those stories!

[BoldHighlander]

Jamie & Dave, I'm glad you both got the opportunity to see it.

...and given the weather conditions/temperatures up this way,
I think next time I'll take a page from Dave's game book!

[Macman]

Jamie & Dave, I'm glad you both got the opportunity to see it.

...and given the weather conditions/temperatures up this way,
I think next time I'll take a page from Dave's game book!

We were just lucky, Terry. I got up and wasn't sure where the moon would be, so I was looking all over the place (still kind of disoriented from waking up!). Then I saw it through the living room window! We've just had our windows replaced so I could actually see out of it.

thoth51, great picture!