>>Hilmar;
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>>My wife and I went outside and walked for several miles trying to find the moon. The television news reporters did not mention the area of the sky it would be in.
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>A lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere where you can see the moon - basically, wherever it is night at that time. However, I heard the weather conditions in large parts of North America weren't appropriate for observing the moon.
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>In November there will be another total lunar eclipse.

Someone told me the moon was low on the horizon that evening which would account for why we could not see it from our location – too many tall trees. :) We will be better prepared in November.