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Total Eclipse of the Moon

bajacalifornian - 10-4-2014 at 07:40 PM

Most of North America will witness a total eclipse of the moon Wednesday (Oct. 8), but the morning sky, weather permitting, will also hold a surprise for intrepid skywatchers interested in seeing another celestial body alongside the eclipsed moon.

The planet Uranus will be in opposition to the sun on Tuesday evening, placing it very close to the full moon during the total lunar eclipse on Wednesday morning. Uranus is just around the limit of naked-eye visibility at magnitude 5.7, so interested observers will need binoculars to spot it. Even in the most powerful telescopes, Uranus is so far away that it will be only a tiny, featureless

cj5orion - 10-4-2014 at 08:10 PM

THANKS
GOOD INFO

Geo_Skip - 10-8-2014 at 07:48 AM

Nothing special. Every night the Earth comes between me and the sun causing a total eclipse of the sun!

SlyOnce - 10-8-2014 at 08:09 AM

we had a beautiful view of it this morning from out patio in Playas at 04:30.

woody with a view - 10-8-2014 at 08:53 AM

saw it on the horizon this morning in Yuma around 6am. nice and pink!

Cypress - 10-8-2014 at 10:01 AM

Watched it this morn. Perfect!

bajaspuds - 10-9-2014 at 04:35 PM

... awesome sight

elgatoloco - 10-9-2014 at 09:00 PM

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