On Wednesday, February 20, (That's Thursday morning early, for us - Rick) we're in for a celestial treat. There's a total lunar eclipse visible from North and South America as well as Europe and parts of Africa. It's a great excuse to spend time out-of-doors watching the Moon drift into the shadow of the Earth.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080214/sc_space/chasingshadows
I dare say that means it will be chucking down on Wednesday :cry:
From 3.01am to 3:51am so I think i'll leave it to you lucky guys and gals that are retired ;) ......
(http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/image/TLE2008Feb21-GMT.GIF)
Great stuff - thanks for the heads up!
I'll set my stuff up; go to bed early; let the alarm wake me up in time to watch ...
Looks like the clear skies have fled... :-?