Casa de Charlotte Della Luna

On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It’s a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.

Details at Science@Nasa

For New Orleans’ time-zone (Central), the eclipse begins at 7:43 with total eclipse at 9:01,mid-eclipse 9:26 and ending at 9:51.

Transiting the shadow’s core takes about an hour. The first hints of red appear around 10 pm EST (7 pm PST), heralding a profusion of coppery hues that roll across the Moon’s surface enveloping every crater, mountain and moon rock, only to fade away again after 11 pm EST (8 pm PST). No special filter or telescope is required to see this spectacular event. It is a bright and leisurely display visible from cities and countryside alike.

While you’re watching, be alert for another color: turquoise. Observers of several recent lunar eclipses have reported a flash of turquoise bracketing the red of totality.

Wow! A red moon with turquoise streaks???? How amazingly beautiful that would be!
I’m so worried that I won’t get to see this eclipse since we are forcaste for cloudy, rainy weather. I really want to try to get some pix with my digital camera.
If anyone else gets some pix, let me know! (Paging Rob and Lisa….)

Doncha just love life?