Its snowing here (in Sierras). I assume that blocks any influence,yes? Nature's protective shield?
--- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Blaine Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:53 AM > To: undisclosed-recipients: > Subject: tonight's eclipse > > > > An eclipse in jyotish is considered inauspicious and is something to be > avoided. I am getting a lot of flack from new age types who are always > trying to convince me that everything is good, light and dark. This is true > in the cosmic sense. An eclipse is good, for disease and starting wars and > famine and drought etc. So shadows are not good in the progressive and > healthy sense of the word and are to be avoided. The eclipse tonight > begins at 5:43 pm pacific time and totality is at 7:01 pm pacific time. > Draw your curtains. Say inside and do not allow the shadow to be seen and > especially do not let the shadow touch you. We should not eat or drink > anything while an eclipse is going on. It is a good time to meditate. I > had said in my first announcement 2 weeks ago that the eclipse was on the > 21st. That was calculated from Greenwich. My apologies for any confusion. I > hope the below information helps. It came directly from the NASA eclipse > page at NASA - Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2008 > > > > A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February > 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of > North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western > Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on > a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark > brown and (rarely) very dark gray. > > > > An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the > Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually > composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer > shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the > Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth > blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. > > > > If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial eclipse is > seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbral shadow, then a > total eclipse of the Moon occurs. > > rom start to finish, February's lunar eclipse lasts about three hours and > twenty-six minutes (not including the penumbral phases which are very > difficult to see). The partial eclipse begins as the Moon's eastern edge > slowly moves into the Earth's umbral shadow. During the partial phases, it > takes just over an hour for the Moon's orbital motion to carry it entirely > within the Earth's dark umbra. The color and brightness of the totally > eclipsed Moon can vary considerably from one eclipse to another. Dark > eclipses are caused by volcanic gas and dust which filters and blocks much > of the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. But since no major volcanic > eruptions have taken place recently, the Moon will probably take on a vivid > red or orange color during the total phase. After the total phase ends, it > is once again followed by a partial eclipse as the Moon gradually leaves the > umbral shadow. > > > > The total phase of a lunar eclipse is called totality. At this time, the > Moon is completely immersed within the Earth's dark umbral shadow. During > the February 20 eclipse totality will last just under 50 minutes. This is > quite a bit less than the last total lunar eclipse ( August 28, 2007) which > lasted 90 minutes. > > > > The major phases of the eclipse occur as follows (all times are GMT or > Greenwich Mean Time). The partial eclipse commences with first umbral > contact at 01:43 GMT or 8:43 pm EST. Totality begins at 03:01 GMT, 10:01 pm > EST and lasts until 03:51 GMT, 10:51 pm EST. The partial phases end at 05:09 > GMT. > > > > February's lunar eclipse is well-placed for North and South America as well > as Europe and Africa. Observers along North America's west coast miss the > early stages of the partial eclipse because it begins before moon rise. > Alaskans in Anchorage and Fairbanks experience moonrise during totality but > bright evening twilight will make it difficult for sourdoughs to view the > event. Western Europe and northwest Africa also see the entire eclipse. > Further to the east (east Africa and central Asia), the Moon sets before the > eclipse ends. None of the eclipse is visible from eastern Asia or Australia. > > > > Preceeding and following the eclipse are hour-long penumbral phases but > these are faint and quite difficult to see. The more interesting and > photogenic partial and total phases always take center stage to the > penumbral phases. > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1288 - Release Date: 2/19/2008 > 8:47 PM >
