Lunar Eclipse VIDEO: Watch The June 2011 Total Eclipse Online

Thank goodness for the Internet! Tonight's total lunar eclipse -- the first of 2011, and the longest in nearly 11 years -- isn't visible in North America, but the video below from Sky Watchers Association Of North Bengal (SWAN) is live streaming the entire spectacle.

(CLICK HERE for photos of the lunar eclipse.)

According to NASA, the lunar eclipse begins at 1:24 p.m. EDT, though the 100-minute long totality (when the Earth's shadow completely covers the moon) will happen from 3:22 p.m. EDT until 5:02 p.m. EDT.

SWAN isn't the only group documenting the rare spectacle and sharing it with the world. Google announced that a live stream of the lunar eclipse can be watched on their YouTube channel (also embedded below) or by using the Sky layer in Google Earth. The feed comes from the Slooh Space Camera, and they have a live interface to let users take part in the lunar eclipse, as well.

CLICK HERE to read more about the lunar eclipse.

UPDATE: Because the lunar eclipse is now over, we have replaced the live feeds below with video of the event.

WATCH:

Comments

[madcityy]

11:58 AM on 06/18/2011

GROVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

HOW MANY JOBS DOES THIS CREATE????

[Zacky Ahmed]

08:52 PM on 06/16/2011

Thats not lunar eclipse thats just Chris Christie passing by !.

[Dunkleberger Karl]

08:21 AM on 06/16/2011

abidy , abidy, abidy, thats all folks!

[Elez Beth]

12:41 AM on 06/16/2011

Watch Total Lunar Eclipse and Rare Red Moon June 15, 2011 Full Video
http://tinyurl.com/Lunar-Eclipse-June-2011-Live

[runfastandwin]

05:40 PM on 06/15/2011

NIXON's name is going to last for 500,000 years?!?! Holy crap. The universe is a cruel joke.

[NoMercy]

05:42 PM on 06/15/2011

LOL

That hadn't occurred to me either. When he said it I was floored...

[NoMercy]

05:45 PM on 06/15/2011

Correction - he said 500,000,000 (five hundred million) years.

[vk3ukf]

04:40 PM on 06/15/2011

Thin high level cloud moved in, stars are still visible, but Moon low on horizon and missing entirely.
I know it's there, I just can't see it any more.

[Sunflo]

05:23 PM on 06/15/2011

I'm watching it here in Botswana, it's after 11pm. Back to a crescent.

[vk3ukf]

04:26 PM on 06/15/2011

I am near Melbourne watching this and the Moon is so dark red, it is almost vanishing into the night sky, the video link shows it much brighter than the naked eye does.

[Laika]

04:22 PM on 06/15/2011

Today is my beautiful mother's birthday, and we are all so pleased that the solar system is honoring her with this event.

[Northwestgirl]

05:06 PM on 06/15/2011

Happy Birthday to your mom- what a special treat

[goleafsgo]

05:08 PM on 06/15/2011

How nice!  Happy birthday, mom!

[Chaucea]

03:55 PM on 06/15/2011

*watches live video* Yay! This is cool! Thanks so much for sharing this link. :-)

[Abena in Africa]

05:01 PM on 06/15/2011

Same here. :)

[Mohd Yousuf Ali]

03:10 PM on 06/15/2011

upto what time lunar eclips will be visbile, what will be the end time in saudi arabia

[Mohd Yousuf Ali]

03:09 PM on 06/15/2011

great job friends , yousuf from saudi

[Mohd Yousuf Ali]

03:07 PM on 06/15/2011

Hi I am Yousuf from Saudi Arabia

[judibluiz]

03:31 PM on 06/15/2011

Hi Yousuf. Welcome to Huffington Post. : )

[Barb Baker]

04:14 PM on 06/15/2011

Howdy Yousuf!

[Abena in Africa]

04:58 PM on 06/15/2011

Hello, Yousuf! :)

[mrhandyman3105]

02:49 PM on 06/15/2011

Such a perfect day. 76-78 degree temp and the sun shining. Ya gotta love living in paradise here in beautiful sunny San Diego, CA. :)

[eugenemyst]

02:57 PM on 06/15/2011

Say "hi" to my Charlotte and Don in Poway for me.

[KDMac]

04:25 PM on 06/15/2011

It's the same here in Erie, PA today, but we only get 6 months of nice weather, so we appreciate days like this so much more ; )