Luna Eclipse tonight March 3rd 2007
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3018 Registered: May-05 |  It will be the first time we'll be able to see the moon going to totality. I'll be outside with the refractor from 20.00 hours till the after the event. The sky at the moment is clear in all directions with a mild chill. http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/news/lunareclipse07/ http://skytonight.com/observing/highlights/5849296.html |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2Extreme SQ FTW Post Number: 1756 Registered: Dec-06 | From 6:07 Central to some other time here. They announced it at school. I suggest everyone goes to look. |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Use a simple... Post Number: 9316 Registered: Dec-04 | it will start around 8:00? don't we turn the clocks ahead tonight? |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2Extreme SQ FTW Post Number: 1761 Registered: Dec-06 | I think the 3 of us live kinda far apart. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 words Post Number: 4181 Registered: Jun-06 | Daylight savings is on the 11th. I hope to see something! |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Use a simple... Post Number: 9317 Registered: Dec-04 | well 6:07 central is 7:07 my eastern so I will start to look around then, but I think we all spring ahead tonight as far as time goes. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 words Post Number: 4182 Registered: Jun-06 | I'm confused. Just when is daylight savings time? |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Use a simple... Post Number: 9320 Registered: Dec-04 | your right Paul its next Sunday. Why did I think it was tonight? I am losing it! lol |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3019 Registered: May-05 | Its started I just popped over the road to get a few groceries, where I notice a shadow on the bottom left side of the moon, 21.28 hours. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3020 Registered: May-05 | One thing that's coming in from the southwest is mild cloud scattered it's the one thing you juts don't want to see. |
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Gold Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 1962 Registered: Jan-06 | its lunaR not luna |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3021 Registered: May-05 | Totality at 22.50 hours WOW slight tint of red coming into view. |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2Extreme SQ FTW Post Number: 1780 Registered: Dec-06 | I live on the edges of the eclipse...so oh well. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3022 Registered: May-05 | Its a MOON what ever i'm excited! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3023 Registered: May-05 | Correction frigging clock. 23.10 hours |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3024 Registered: May-05 | Fantastic, fantastic... |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3025 Registered: May-05 | It's nippy outside, the condensation building up around the telescope needing constant whipping down. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3026 Registered: May-05 | I have this delightful smile looking at, its like looking at mars close up with the tint of orange WOW. |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2Extreme SQ FTW Post Number: 1782 Registered: Dec-06 | I should be able to see it as soon as dusk progresses more here about ~10 mins. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3027 Registered: May-05 | I don't like what its doing to the optics, yeah slightly fogging up yeah! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3028 Registered: May-05 | It's starting to come out of totality now, fantastic. You guys what did you think wasn't a beauty. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3029 Registered: May-05 | The crescent moon |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3030 Registered: May-05 | WOW that's it I've brought her now dried her off I'll leave her in the room for a few hours at room temperature to dry off probably. I hate condensation it sucks. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 words Post Number: 4194 Registered: Jun-06 | I saw it at about 7:50 and it was pretty cool. Happens again several times this year, right? |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Use a simple... Post Number: 9370 Registered: Dec-04 | I saw it it was pretty cool. What was blocking it from us anyway the earths shadow or something? |