I had hoped to catch this eclipse from the California Coast as the moon set over the Pacific Ocean, but with a storm on the way, it looks like the weather won't be cooperating this time. Perhaps you'll have better luck in your area:
"Observers in western Canada and the USA will have the best views with moonset occurring sometime after mid-eclipse. To catch the entire event, one must be in Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, or East Asia. Note that the beginning and end of a penumbral eclipse are not visible to the eye. In fact, no shading can be detected until about 2/3 of the Moon's disk is immersed in the penumbra. This would put the period of eclipse visibility from approximately 14:00 to 15:00 UT. Keep in mind that this is only an estimate. Atmospheric conditions and the observer's visual acuity are important factors to consider. An interesting exercise is to note when penumbral shading is first and last seen."
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html#SE2012Nov13T
Lunar eclipse Nov 28, 2012
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You wouldn't have seen it tonight anyway. Look at the date.....it's tomorrow.
The moon sets in the morning at about 6:32 (San Diego), and the greatest eclipse is at 6:33 AM! If there are no clouds on the NW horizon for the half-hour before moonset, there might be a hazy, distorted view of it.
Yeah, no chance +Jeff Sullivan, with those storms moving in tonight.
Next time pls. make it downloadable. I can't see a thing
There is also a good link with viewing data here: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-november-2012.html
The text is from the article at the link above +Aleksandr Motsjonov: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html#SE2012Nov13T
If you went to that page you'd find the link to the large image here in scalable PDF format: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2012-Fig06.pdf
The eclipse starts at about 4:30 am +John H. Moore. As mentioned in the article, shading on the moon should be visible by 6 am or so, if not sooner.
It's simply a matter of semantics +Mark Shirley. If you wait until "tomorrow night" you definitely will have missed it. It starts in 13 hours at 4:30 am, whether someone chooses to call that "tonight" or "before dawn early tomorrow morning".