Observation 12/20/10

On Monday night, 12/20/10, I watch the lunar eclipse from my driveway in Sarasota.  The Moon was surrounded by stars and was in the western direction of the sky.  I was only able to watch part of the eclipse, and I watched from about 1:00 to 2:30.  I saw the Moon slowly become darkened by a shadow that gradually covered its surface.  Then, the Moon started to turn to a reddish color.