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Lunar Eclipse Tonight
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:53 am
by Kiran
Check it out, it'll begin early this evening for those on the East Coast.
Of course, if you're where I'm at, you'd be lucky to see something through spotted holes of the clouds... friggin' weather. I'm thinkin' of driving up to KY to see the eclipse... best chance I've got.
Enjoy the view! It'll be the last lunar eclipse until Dec. 2010!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:45 pm
by DarkHorse
Lunar eclipses aren't too rare, there was one just earlier this year.
There was an annular solar eclipse as well, but the best place to view it was Antarctica.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:06 pm
by CDN_Merlin
I'm hoping it's a clear night to take some pics of it.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:07 pm
by mistercool2
Me too ... I'd like to see em.
OMG! Where'd I put them binoculars?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:43 pm
by Garak
Nothing but cloudy conditions here.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Clear and cold here. -22c with wind. Moon is big and white ATM.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:37 pm
by Kiran
Yah I know Lunar Eclipses aren't rare... but the event of these things happening are rather on an occasional basis and only if you got clear skies to view 'em.
I just love eclipses. There have not once been a time when an eclipse occurred during a clear night here... I think. One of my earlist memories was a lunar eclipse and I remember the sky being clear and bright when it occured.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:38 pm
by roid
dammit, australia is totally outof the zone.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:49 pm
by Duper
mistercool2 wrote:Me too ... I'd like to see em.
OMG! Where'd I put them binoculars?
The navy.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:14 pm
by Genghis
DarkHorse wrote:Lunar eclipses aren't too rare, there was one just earlier this year.
This is the last total lunar eclipse until December 2010. I think total ones are rarer than partials? Anyway I'm tuning in with my binocs.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:02 pm
by Kiran
DK woke me up to show me that the sky has cleared up enough to reveal a beautiful picture of the reddened moon between Saturn and another star. It was amazing.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:27 pm
by mistercool2
I've been checking with my binoculars (really do have a pair
) over the last hour and half. FANTASTIC! This seems more beautiful than any I've seen before. Wish I had a good camera.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:28 pm
by Wishmaster
Clear skies tonight! We got a beautiful view, and we could just barely make out Saturn nearby, rings and all, with a 60x scope.
EDIT: I took pics through the scope; I'll post a few if they turn out sharp enough.
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:03 pm
by Grendel
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:13 pm
by dissent
nice pics Gren. I got a couple with my digicam, but without a tripod I couldn't keep it steady enough for the long exposure.
