tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6437322028764203207..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Don't Give Up in Watching Tomorrow Morning's Eclilpse!Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9301605444961085852018-01-31T17:05:54.856-08:002018-01-31T17:05:54.856-08:00You called it beautifully for Bellingham! The clo...You called it beautifully for Bellingham! The clouds parted at around 5:10 AM and for roughly 20 minutes the eclipsed moon was visible and gorgeous. Like so many things in the NW, the moon was all the more beautiful when framed by the clouds moving by.John Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084248400776650965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45472904262187599332018-01-31T16:36:53.857-08:002018-01-31T16:36:53.857-08:00didn't see anything this time around here in K...didn't see anything this time around here in Kirkland. Just a bunch of cloudsdeliriou5https://www.blogger.com/profile/11634800352341517682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7543566815849400732018-01-31T15:54:21.328-08:002018-01-31T15:54:21.328-08:00Because it's the 2nd full moon of the month, a...Because it's the 2nd full moon of the month, and it's a super moon, and there's an eclipse, I think the occasion calls for a special name. How about 'moon indigo'?Seattleluxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045706531614224992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74511311458253834062018-01-31T15:30:26.577-08:002018-01-31T15:30:26.577-08:00Oh, the viewing conditions this morning were so, s...Oh, the viewing conditions this morning were so, so marginal. I and those who watched it with me were teased to death.<br /><br />The deck was scudding overhead fairly quickly, with healthy-looking holes appearing every so often, but the holes never did line up perfectly with the eclipsed Moon. I kept scanning with 10x50 binocs hoping to get lucky, and I did get one faint glimpse of a round orange shape, but it disappeared.<br /><br />By the time the Moon emerged from totality at 6:08, we were all socked in. I think I've now been clouded out four times attempting to view lunar eclipses from Richmond Beach. I just can't be bothered to drive over a pass to see one of these things, when another will be coming by within a few years. Rare conjunctions, yes. A total solar eclipse, absolutely. A bright comet or supernova, I'm there yesterday.<br /><br />But a lowly lunar eclipse? I didn't even want to drive to Mt. Vernon to get to the center of the rain shadow.herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47823585781217565432018-01-31T09:06:52.525-08:002018-01-31T09:06:52.525-08:00It was perfectly visible today over here in Spokan...It was perfectly visible today over here in Spokane.It looked exactly like the Super Smoked Out full moon of last September.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855312259314603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37772736013253998212018-01-31T06:40:12.302-08:002018-01-31T06:40:12.302-08:00well, technically we have a partial lunar eclipse ...well, technically we have a partial lunar eclipse 90+% of every 28 days.... :-)ryamkajrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268910924570439599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18784735901073104812018-01-31T01:28:55.049-08:002018-01-31T01:28:55.049-08:00If you're into two full moons in one of our ca...If you're into two full moons in one of our calendar months, might as well go look at a calendar -- visibility is guaranteed and the moon doesn't care.<br /><br />I also am curious whether people can see a supermoon versus a plain moon in a blind A/B test. I'd think it would be swamped by the moon/horizon illusion.<br /><br />Lunar eclipses are fun, though, and they get unfairly shorted on public attention due to being common, so if people see a lunar eclipse that's great.<br />Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711511939799573430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30206171417896635992018-01-30T22:29:27.028-08:002018-01-30T22:29:27.028-08:00Cliff, on the subject of cloud cover, might you be...Cliff, on the subject of cloud cover, might you be able to get a blog post out of this as it compares to anywhere in the PNW, assuming such data is recorded? I know this area has a reputation for being overcast in the winter months, but 6 whole minutes over an entire month seems beyond unlikely. It's never THAT consistent here, at least that I've noticed. Even Moscow's average for December of 18 hours feels much lower than a PNW December average.<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/world/europe/moscow-darkness-sunlight.htmlAproposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16705726691774282624noreply@blogger.com