Eclipse- who's up watching?

pineconey

For once pregsomnia is helpful. I'm chilling on my porch staring at the moon.

Anyone else? Where are ya? What are the sky conditions?

I'm in SE WA state and we've got thin, patchy clouds. I can hear frogs to the south and a highway to the north. The air is cool with a slight breeze. My apartment complex is VERY quiet.

Twirple

I'm up watching in Anchorage, AK.  Can't blame pregsomnia, since it is only 10:15 here.  Almost no clouds in the sky, and it is not completely dark yet.  It is cool, but not cold, and almost no breeze.  We're watching X-Men First Class, and checking on the moon every 20 minutes.  Our neighborhood is really quiet too.

Twirple

AndieD6709 said:

We wanted to see it, even timed our feeding so we could. Freaking clouds though. Were in MT.

What part of Montana?  (I went to college at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, my brother went to U of M.)

pineconey

Can you see the red star (??) to the north east of the moon?? Is that a planet? (Mars?) or a star??

ETA: it IS mars. Downloaded a sky map app... (Pushes up nerd glasses)

mrsredmond2011

I'm in PA and too many clouds, can't see anything!

pineconey

Hey thin veil of clouds- GTFO.
Agh. I can see the eclipse but not the red....

avidkeo

pineconey said:

Can you see the red star (??) to the north east of the moon?? Is that a planet? (Mars?) or a star?? ETA: it IS mars. Downloaded a sky map app... (Pushes up nerd glasses)

OMG I love sky map (cant remember what one I have!) 

I also cant say I'm staying up, its 6:45pm on Tuesday night here, but alas full cloud cover, cant even see the moon let alone that its red. 

Damn it!

Twirple

I still have it clear, but I can't see the red yet.  I do see Mars though.  Hoping we're keeping an eye on it through the window and trees, and will run out as it gets to total eclipse stage.

pineconey

So pissed that it got cloudy. Good thing I had DH go to bed (told him I would wake him if it got awesome). Debating how long to hold out... I'm comfy outside and reorganizing my Pinterest boards and over analyzing my bodily functions.

knotty-girl

Thanks for reminding me! I just went out and saw it! It's so cool, rusty red! (12:05 am on West Coast)

pineconey

Andddd I give up. I'd rather be snuggling my DH than staring at an empty black sky.

Twirple

We woke up DS so he could see it.  His favorite color is orange.  I may or may not have told him that the moon turned orange today just for him.

MissWhis

So glad you posted this! I would have totally forgot to look. As soon as I get this baby off my boob I'll check it out - an astronomical wonder makes being awake right now a little less exhausting (right????). Hopefully it's not too cloudy here in Portland...

Elf2718

N. IL here. SO just got hone from work and and when I greeted him I saw the moon....so red! Id go outside but we got snow earlier and its kinda cold out.

pineconey

MissWhis said:

So glad you posted this! I would have totally forgot to look. As soon as I get this baby off my boob I'll check it out - an astronomical wonder makes being awake right now a little less exhausting (right????). Hopefully it's not too cloudy here in Portland...

Isn't it always cloudy in Portland?

KelleAlward

In the Bay Area here. The fog cleared out just in time for the complete eclipse and we have had a great view of the blood moon. I think it looks like a ping pong ball!

haziedaze

Too cloudy here in NorCal. Was woken up by contractions and hoped to have another reason to be up. Now just annoyed with my cranky ute.

Soon2bStaff

Northern IL here and just looked out.. Still a third eclipsed but no coloring! @elf2718 - I cannot believe that snow!! Almost a whiteout on my way home from work earlier! So crazy!!!

Elf2718

@Soon2bStaff‌ it was nuts! So frustrated with this crazy weather. Smh. I want the LO to enjoy a nice day when he arrives...not winter like temps!

PoppySeedWindsor

pineconey said:

For once pregsomnia is helpful. I'm chilling on my porch staring at the moon. Anyone else? Where are ya? What are the sky conditions? I'm in SE WA state and we've got thin, patchy clouds. I can hear frogs to the south and a highway to the north. The air is cool with a slight breeze. My apartment complex is VERY quiet.

@pineconey Where is SE WA are you from? I grew up in Spokane! Unfortunately we only saw snow here in Kentucky. Gotta love the midwest in April...

LizChad09

I watched it from drive way in Orlando. It was gorgeous not a cloud near it. Thank you pregsomnia.

Jesster11

I watched it too in South Florida. Light clouds that cleared up, but muggy as heck.

pineconey

PoppySeedWindsor said:

pineconey said:

For once pregsomnia is helpful. I'm chilling on my porch staring at the moon.

Anyone else? Where are ya? What are the sky conditions?

I'm in SE WA state and we've got thin, patchy clouds. I can hear frogs to the south and a highway to the north. The air is cool with a slight breeze. My apartment complex is VERY quiet.

@pineconey Where is SE WA are you from? I grew up in Spokane! Unfortunately we only saw snow here in Kentucky. Gotta love the midwest in April...

I'm FROM michigan. Currently residing in the tri city area. I will never be from here.

kseccomb17

AndieD6709 said:

@Twirple‌ , Butte. We've been stationed here for 3.5 yrs now. Were on our way out at the end of May. We loved billings, wish it hadn't been so far

I'm in Butte!

Twirple

kseccomb17 said:

@Twirple‌ , Butte. We've been stationed here for 3.5 yrs now. Were on our way out at the end of May. We loved billings, wish it hadn't been so far

I'm in Butte!

I've driven through Butte a lot, but never spent time there.  Spent some time in Missoula, Bozeman and Wibaux.  I love Montana, beautiful state.  If I were to move, I would want to move back there.

ksulli

Anybody take a pic to post?

Twirple

ksulli said:

Anybody take a pic to post?

It is a bad cell phone picture, but here you go!

knotty-girl

I tried but got blackness. Here are some great photos though: https://jezebel.com/stunning-images-from-last-nights-blood-moon-1563352364

I feel so lucky because I remembered early on and then forgot closer to the right time.  Then Pineconey posted this thread (thanks!) and I ran out there thinking it was too late (just after midnight PST) and it was perfect, like the first and second pics.  Called out DH and he got to see it too!

knotty-girl

Oh yeah, so who are the blood moon babies? Trigger labor for anyone?

kangstadt

knotty-girl said:

Oh yeah, so who are the blood moon babies? Trigger labor for anyone?

I went into labor yesterday around 3pm. Gave birth to my baby boy at 1:44am this morning! I'm saying a lunar eclipse birthday is waay cooler and more memorable than a tax day birthday .

PoppySeedWindsor

kseccomb17 said:

@Twirple‌ , Butte. We've been stationed here for 3.5 yrs now. Were on our way out at the end of May. We loved billings, wish it hadn't been so far

I'm in Butte!

i was born in Butte! Wow...finding out there are so many ladies from where I've been. Makes me super homesick because now I'm in Kentucky (@pineconey I will NEVER be from here...and I totes understand the Tri Shitties...I mean, Cities...)

Anyone have awesome pictures of the POS blood moon that did nothing to induce labor?

kseccomb17

It's snowing right now. Springtime in Montana

Kencran

Was kindly waken by lo at 1130 pm for feeding. Feed lo and then husband and I went outside to see the red moon through the pines on our deck. Dh said it might be kind of freaky if someone didn't know a Red moon was supposed to take place : ). It was pretty cool to see. Thanks lo for waking me : )