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Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:34 am
by roymond
If you can and it's not too cloudy, you should step outside for a bit around 7:30.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:53 am
by Hoblit
roymond wrote:If you can and it's not too cloudy, you should step outside for a bit around 7:30.
What time zone?

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:14 pm
by drë
Hoblit wrote: What time zone?
Now..
Image

10:30 est.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:25 pm
by roymond
Hoblit wrote:
roymond wrote:If you can and it's not too cloudy, you should step outside for a bit around 7:30.
What time zone?
Shoot, good question. I first heard it was 7 ET but turns out that was PT. So, totality begins at 10:01 ET. Not as convenient as previously thought.

OK, better information from NASA. With cool charts and stuff.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:44 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
Want me to take pictarz for you? Moonzez are very elusive, so I'll have to wait quietly in my lawn chair. Then when it's glowing a reddish hue and not paying attention, BAM I'll capture it's soul. Image

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:11 pm
by Hoblit
drë wrote:
Hoblit wrote: What time zone?
Now..
{img]}Earth's two moons{/img}
it's an ECLIPSE , an ECLIPSE! That images is definitely NOT an illustration of a moon being ECLIPSED.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:52 pm
by drë
Hoblit wrote:
drë wrote:
Hoblit wrote: What time zone?
Now..
{img]}Earth's two moons{/img}
it's an ECLIPSE , an ECLIPSE! That images is definitely NOT an illustration of a moon being ECLIPSED.
Ohhh, stop being so ANALytical.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:03 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
drë wrote:
Hoblit wrote:
drë wrote: Now..
{img]}Earth's two moons{/img}
it's an ECLIPSE , an ECLIPSE! That images is definitely NOT an illustration of a moon being ECLIPSED.
Ohhh, stop being so ANALytical.
If you look close, you can see Uranus.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Wed Night

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:35 pm
by Caravan Ray
Billy's Little Trip wrote:
drë wrote:
Hoblit wrote: it's an ECLIPSE , an ECLIPSE! That images is definitely NOT an illustration of a moon being ECLIPSED.
Ohhh, stop being so ANALytical.
If you look close, you can see Uranus.
Yeah? Is it behind those blokes' arses?

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:52 pm
by roymond
Well, if you squint right about now, there's a sliver of white, and the red surface is becoming stronger. Moments from totality. We live in a cool place in space.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:13 pm
by Paco Del Stinko
Kind of orangey. Nice and clear, if small. I like the moon.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:07 pm
by anti-m
OMG! It was actually CLEAR here in Portland, so we got a very nice view!

C-monk and I ALSO saw a shooting star in the other direction. An all around excellent evening for heavenly bodies!

:lol:

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:53 pm
by Reist
We had a great view of it tonight. I got some video of it ... what a fun thing to see.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:10 pm
by HeuristicsInc
we had some snow, then we had an eclipse with clear skies throughout. very cool. i liked that, a little orange then not. changed quickly. nice.
-bill

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:51 am
by Billy's Little Trip
It was too cloudy here, I couldn't see squat. :roll:

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:56 am
by Caravan Ray
anti-m wrote: An all around excellent evening for heavenly bodies!
Just like jelly-wrestling night at the Caravan Ray Mansion.