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Originally Posted by dawn27  It this tonight?
Not sure I can get up at 4am to see it thou. I do have a telescope !! Hmm |
Your best bet is to catch it early, about 6:27AM on the morning of October 8th. You will need a clear view West since the moon will only be 11.6 degrees above the horizon at that time. Best to view it from a hill if possible, as 11.6 degrees isn't much. An easy way to estimate this is to take your arm and stretch it out straight in front of your face and put the bottom of your fist at the horizon. The top of your first is then about 10 degrees above the horizon. If you stick your three fingers out like a Boy Scout salute that subtends about 5 degrees, which is a little less than the height the moon will be above your horizon at 6:55 AM when the eclipse is at its maximum. One nice thing about the moon being low though is that it will look huge due to an illusion in our minds where the moon looks way bigger low on the horizon than high.
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