A Total Lunar Eclipse will take place Wednesday evening starting at 5:43pm PST (sunset is at 5:33pm, Moonrise at 5:26pm). The Earth’s shadow will totally engulf the Moon at 7:00pm and last 52 minutes. Eclipse ending at 9:09pm.
This will be the last total lunar eclipse visible to North America until December 20th 2010!
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On this day in…
1990: It was 24° in Borrego Springs, the lowest temperature on record for February.
1942: It was 10° in Victorville and 24° in Palm Springs, each the lowest temperatures on record for February. In Palm Springs this also occurred on 2.21.1953.

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1927: Continual rain that started on this day lasted for six days and ended on 2.17. 21.86 inches fell at Cuyamaca, 13.10 inches at El Capitan, 10.70 inches at El Cajon, 9.54 inches at La Mesa and 6.33 at San Diego. Heavy warm rains melted mountain snows. Unprecedented flow occurred on the [...]

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