Hi everyone, there's a fantastic partial lunar eclipse that begins at 11:18 p.m. Pacific tomorrow night! It will reach its partial maximum (just barely not total) maximum two hours later at 1:02 am Friday morning and the partial eclipse ends at 3:47 am. An hour before and after this span is the subtle and fainter penumbral eclipse, when Earth's penumbral shadow starts touching the Moon's face. It looks like we will have some cloud cover here in the LA area, but hopefully, not enough to stop you from staying up or setting your alarm to step outside to view, sketch or photograph some part of the eclipse. You can find more info, and can switch locations outside southern CA here. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles Your sidewalk astronomers will not be out on the corner this late at night, but we'll be hopefully enjoying the eclipse at home just like you! This eclipse will look very much like the (most recent) May 2021 total lunar eclipse - view it here if you want to see how close to full tomorrow's partial eclipse is - it is a great comparison. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2021-may-26. Hopefully you'll be able to notice (tomorrow night) the lower edge of the moon remains much brighter than the deep red or ochre hue we can expect across the rest of the moon's face, as shown below. Tips from astronomer David: "You can view the lunar eclipse with your bare eyes or a pair of binoculars from anyplace where the Moon is visible.  Unlike a solar eclipse, no precautions are needed, just find the Moon shortly before the eclipse starts, and enjoy the show! It will be most apparent that something is happening between 11:15 PM to 2:45 AM" For those not in our time zone, find your location, maps and tips here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2021-november-19 Time and date - watch the whole animation here https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles?iso=20211119 video on timeanddate.com Eclipse images Total Lunar Eclipse montage courtesy of David Hasenauer Here are a few of my favorite resources: NASA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/lunar-phases-and-eclipses/ What's Up: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/ Jane and the Old Town Sidewalk Astronmers -- Jane Houston Jones, retired JPLer Twitter: @jhjones @otastro Instagram @janehoustonjones http://www.otastro.org/ Astronomy,travel,music,food,cats