Moon Illusion to Supersize Saturday Lunar Eclipse

[Evo]

Yay, I'm in central US.

A partial lunar eclipse set to occur early Saturday should look particularly stunning to observers in parts of North America thanks to an optical illusion that will make the moon look bigger than normal.


The moon will pass through part of Earth's shadow, temporarily becoming dark, starting at 6:17 a.m. EDT (1017 GMT) Saturday morning. That cosmic line-up coincides with the full moon of June and a so-called "moon illusion" that, weather permitting, should offer quite a show, according to a NASA announcement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100625/sc_space/moonillusiontosupersizesaturdaylunareclipse

[stevenb]

Yay, I'm in central US.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100625/sc_space/moonillusiontosupersizesaturdaylunareclipse

Thanks for telling me that I missed it. :rofl:

[BobG]

Really, why would you post this Saturday afternoon?

Now we're all just depressed. :frown:

So did you see it?

[Evo]

Really, why would you post this Saturday afternoon?

Now we're all just depressed. :frown:

So did you see it?oops, Saturday morning, not Saturday night. Who has a lunar eclipse in the morning? :grumpy: