Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, when the sun rises in the east the full moon will be setting in the west. But this time a full lunar eclipse will be taking place.
The countdown:
5:18 AM eclipse starts (moon starts getting red)
6:27 AM total eclipse (moon is red!)
6:47 AM maximum eclipse in Gloucester
Sunrise is at 6:47 AM and the moon sets at :6:52 AM So you can see there is a pile up with the sun rising, the moon setting and the moon is epic total all at the same time!
So if you are out at the Eastern Point lighthouse before 6:30 AM you can set up to watch the lunar eclipse set over the western harbor while the sun rises behind you in the east behind the lighthouse.
Except it is going to be raining at dawn with a 17 mph wind out of the south making it no so much fun out there. But what if the clouds part?
Because the blood red eclipse will be on the horizon the moon will look about as gargantuan as a giant Rubber Duck sitting in Gloucester Harbor. Except we won’t see a thing because it will be raining.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Bummer. You plan to be out there anyway, I assume, just in case it clears.
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The astronomy weather sites (GAAC) show a sexy trough of clear air sliding up in front of the trough of rain. I bet at 3AM the moon will be out with cool scudding clouds which would be great for timelapse but then the rain band is going to come in just as the eclipse kicks off.
If it’s raining I will be in bed. Full overcast I might bike over to Halibut Point. If the trough of clear air hangs out I drive over to Eastern Point. Touch and go.
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Low tide is at 5:10AM but if I go to the dogbar at 5AM might have to throw the fishing rod in the car. You never know.
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Paul.
You did your home work here and everyone reading will benefit from the pass on did a look or this way also as a result thanks! Dave:-) Fishing rod sounds like a plan also 🙂
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/south-korea/incheon
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I was there, but clouds were not breaking in the right spots. Great post and thank you!
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I never left my front porch. 3AM it was raining cats and dogs, 5AM wall to wall clouds so so went back to bed.
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