Heavens Above

There is a total eclipse of the Moon for eastern North America early this evening. The total eclipse begins at 4:44 p.m. and ends at 5:58 p.m. CST. The partial eclipse ends at 7:12 p.m., though a faint penumbral shading will remain visible on the Moon’s face for about 40 minutes after that. The Moon rises almost due east.

Those of us in the lower left corner of the U.S. will miss it. But if you're east of the Mississippi and can shovel enough snow out of the way you should have a decent view.

A NASA link.

Mr Eclipse

For those of us in the Archdiocese of Hollywood and environs, the Griffith Observatory says we'll get one of our own to view this coming August.