Tonight: Total Eclipse of the Moon (last chance until 2010!)

I'd be astronomically remiss if I didn't point this out!

The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occurs Wednesday night, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon.

Weather permitting, the total eclipse can be seen from North and South America. People in Europe and Africa will be able to see it high in the sky before dawn on Thursday.

Wednesday's total eclipse phase will last nearly an hour. It will begin around 7 p.m. on the West Coast and 10 p.m. on the East Coast. West Coast skygazers will miss the start of the eclipse because it occurs before the moon rises. - Associated Press

During a total eclipse, the moon does not dissapear, rather, it turns a ruddy brown color (a "red moon"), which is actually sunlight being refracted through the earth's atmosphere. Cool, huh? Like this:

Here is the breakdown of when to go outside and look for the moon, from the facebook event page:

In North America (Canada & the US), the Total Eclipse takes place during:

Newfoundland ~ 11:30 p.m. - 12:21 a.m. // Atlantic ~ 11:00 - 11:51 p.m. // Eastern ~ 10:00 - 10:51 p.m. // Central ~ 9:00 - 9:51 p.m. // Mountain ~ 8:00 - 8:51 p.m. // Pacific ~ 7:00 - 7:51 p.m.

As the stargazer Jack Horkheimer (official website) used to say, "Remember: keep looking up!"