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Topic: Lunar Eclipse
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Kirsten
Member Posts: 536
From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 11-08-2003 07:00 PM
   
WOW ! Greetings from a cloudless Delft ! I am watching the lunar eclipse from a balcony near my house. The Earth's shadow has reached the Moon's surface 20 minutes ago, the eclipse will be complete in an hour or so. It's 1 o'clock in the morning now for me, I am just enjoying some strong coffee out of a Star City mug ...  |
072069
Member Posts: 206
From: Sayreville, NJ USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 11-08-2003 07:01 PM
Yeah. Nice! I stepped out briefly in between bids :-)Bernie |
Clio
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posted 11-08-2003 07:24 PM
It really is great! We've got the telescope set up -- it's amazing to see the craters & other surface features in the shadow.Hope everyone gets a chance to see it! |
Keith Barber
Member Posts: 326
From: Warwickshire
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-08-2003 07:32 PM
I`m watching it now- UK time 12.30a.m and can see the different stages of the eclipse which cause the moon craters etc to change- great stuff and I`ve been up since 4.00a.m but worth the wait up. |
Carrie
Member Posts: 225
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-08-2003 07:41 PM
It's beautiful from here in Syracuse, New York, too, and I can't believe the weather is cooperating! I've told a few people who are online tonight to go out and look! I'm not seeing much coloration yet, though. How about all of you? We'll see what happens later! Carrie |
Cindys_1
Member Posts: 192
From: Titusville, FL 32796
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-08-2003 07:48 PM
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Originally posted by Kirsten:
WOW ! Greetings from a cloudless Delft ! I am watching the lunar eclipse from a balcony near my house. The Earth's shadow has reached the Moon's surface 20 minutes ago, the eclipse will be complete in an hour or so. It's 1 o'clock in the morning now for me, I am just enjoying some strong coffee out of a Star City mug ...
I should step outside, it's supposed to be full around 8:02 Fl time..
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Cindys_1
Member Posts: 192
From: Titusville, FL 32796
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-08-2003 07:50 PM
I'm not getting that orange-y color I thought I would.
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Cindy |
Kirsten
Member Posts: 536
From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 11-08-2003 08:16 PM
No - not really an orange-y look, but nevertheless it's still amazing ! Despite the Earth's shadow is covering it completely now, it's still visible. Gotta get outside again, the shadow will be starting to disappear in 10 minutes !
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Dan Lorraine
Member Posts: 373
From: Cranston, R.I.
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-09-2003 01:38 AM
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Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 11-09-2003 02:04 AM
Beautiful Dan!!!I took photos from outside my dorm here in Daytona Beach, as the moon went in and out of passing low clouds on this humid night. There were plenty of clear spaces; if any turn out I will certainly share them. ------------------
-Ben http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/ |
RMH
Member Posts: 577
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 04:27 AM
Thanks for sharing Dan!It was a great show here as well. At least this time it occured at a decent hour. |
Kirsten
Member Posts: 536
From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 05:01 AM
YES - a decent hour - for you in the States ... For us in Europe it was something like half past two in the morning ! <YAWN> But it was definitely worth it. Kudos to nature for having it take place in the weekend ...
[This message has been edited by Kirsten (edited November 09, 2003).] |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-09-2003 10:52 AM
Hi all,No go - 100% cloud cover here in Leeds - all a great disappoinment, a bit like our football team! Steve |
icarkie
Member Posts: 618
From: BURTON ON TRENT /England
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-09-2003 12:33 PM
Same here in this part of the midlands with cloud cover.
The only thing that kept me awake was the Muppet down the road who decided to let off some fireworks around 1am.
It was like the Somme !!.
I'm hoping to get some decent shut eye tonight.
All the best a very tired
Ian |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 02:05 PM
Great pics! Thank you Dan! |
Edward Horsley
Member Posts: 260
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-09-2003 02:07 PM
Same for the North East coast, total cloud cover. I'm having to make do by looking at various pics people are posting.
when we will get some good weather for my scope over here !!!
not to worry another one in 6 months time. Eddie....ps, top pics Dan |
Carrie
Member Posts: 225
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-09-2003 02:48 PM
Wow, Dan, your pictures really show the redness! A friend of mine in San Diego said the Moon looked very red there, unlike here, and speculated maybe the ash from the recent fires may have affected the color? Anyone else in that area notice the same? Carrie |
Rick Boos
Member Posts: 851
From: Celina, Ohio
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 11-09-2003 05:12 PM
The moon was red in Ohio.
Rick |
Edward Horsley
Member Posts: 260
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-09-2003 05:18 PM
Guys, Its a known fact that air quality affects the colours you see during eclipse. Could have sworn it looked like cotton wool from my back garden again...  eddie |
BLACKARROW
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posted 11-09-2003 07:46 PM
Totally clouded out in Belfast. Bummer! |
Cindys_1
Member Posts: 192
From: Titusville, FL 32796
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 08:13 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Kirsten:
YES - a decent hour - for you in the States ... For us in Europe it was something like half past two in the morning ! <YAWN> But it was definitely worth it. Kudos to nature for having it take place in the weekend ...
[This message has been edited by Kirsten (edited November 09, 2003).]
I see you didn't have a hard time staying up
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Cindy |
Cindys_1
Member Posts: 192
From: Titusville, FL 32796
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 08:19 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dan Lorraine:
Now these are cool!
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Cindy |
Cindys_1
Member Posts: 192
From: Titusville, FL 32796
Registered: May 2001
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posted 11-09-2003 08:20 PM
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Originally posted by Kirsten:
No - not really an orange-y look, but nevertheless it's still amazing ! Despite the Earth's shadow is covering it completely now, it's still visible. Gotta get outside again, the shadow will be starting to disappear in 10 minutes !
Ya know, it got more orange-y towards the end of the eclispe.
I wish I had a telescope or were at some place where there was one.
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Cindy |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 11-13-2003 10:28 PM
Hi all.
Thanks to Mr. Art Klinger and his friends/staff/students at the Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium in Mishawaka, Indiana we hade a SUPER night for an eclipse !There were THREE telescopes of various sizes....two experts keeping the Moon in view for us....Mr. Klinger gave a great pre-briefing at least twice on what was happening....WOW ! The weather NEVER (alright, rarely) cooperates here in Northern Indiana, but tonight it could not have been much better (maybe a little warmer). We never really saw the red glow happen....but I fell asleep alot ! (more redness from my face there !).
We had great view the whole time....I thanked the Moon for the show a night or two later when it was spectacularly clear....the telescopes set up only enhanced the evening...those of us without them only appreciate them even moe when we get to look through them.....the crowd was smaller than it could have been/should have been.... Mr. Klinger, by the way, is offering MANY shows throughout the school year this year....often on Sunday afternoons.....if you llive in the area get a schedule and stop in...there are plenty of seats and you will never get enough of all the artifacts and stuff lining the walls of this unique facility. Thanks to all who make MY space hobby come along at PHM ! Gene Bella
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