Total Lunar Eclipse at 3am (British Time) Thursday 21st February!
- the shadow cast by the Earth on the Moon will colour our neighbour: Brick, Copper or even Blood Red as sunlight scattered around the edge of our atmosphere gives the Lunar surface a warm glow! e.g. the Earth, Moon & Sun form a straight line in space, so the Moon passes through our Earth's shadow! The outer part of the shadow, called the Penumbra, creates the slight dusky shading. Seven years before the next one! ... It could be an Omen folks ...
I'll be watching out tonight, but I'm lucky 'cos there ain't much light pollution where I live ... Let's hope the sky is clear!
Lunar Eclipse
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Aye. A beautyfull eclipse. All of last week we had a wonderfully clear sky here. and tonight: Warmfront. Fat grey clouds. Visibillity near zero. Drizzle.
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I live in London so this is pointless unfortunately
Lights out for brighter skies...
Lights out for brighter skies...
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Someone take a picture!
What good are pictures? I saw a partial eclipse of the moon in 1997. That wasn't just that the moon got darker, I could finally really see it as a ball. Pics just can't really transport that. An outstanding experience. The latest weather reports say there is a slight chance of bits of clear sky. About 100 miles north, it woukld be just fine. A kingdom for a car!
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Nice, but I really wanna see THIS:
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thanks for the info R8
Eclipses make you feel soooooo bloody small --- i love it!
hope it'll show partly in Belgium...
Eclipses make you feel soooooo bloody small --- i love it!
hope it'll show partly in Belgium...
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mh where I live I can watch the beautiful rainfall...
so I´ll just sleep
so I´ll just sleep
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I'll try - can't promise anything though! (clouds permitting!) ...robertzombie wrote:Someone take a picture!
(all you city dwellers, if you are still awake take a look, it might be worth it!)
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Just went out to watch the beginning of the eclipse; going back outside in about 20 min. to see the halfway-point of the event (it's about -11C outside right now, so staying out there for the whole thing is out of the question - brrrrrrrr!). I hope it gets more vibrant; right now, it's just a slight dull-coppery tinge on grey...
Still, stunning. Like Jums mentioned, it really looks 3-D!
Still, stunning. Like Jums mentioned, it really looks 3-D!
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Here is a picture of me and with some suicide girls and a pony watching the eclipse
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Myself and Mrs Spigel and little Miss Spigel fell out bed at 4am .We made some camomile tea and sat and watch the moon slowly turn red. We sat staring at the night sky it for about 15 mins or so and then stummbled back to sleepyville. It was worth getting out of bed for.
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That's it! No wonder.... I had a sleepless night *yay 2 hrs* and couldn't see it through our f**kingcloudy skiesScardwel wrote:I slept through it.
Just as well.
Eclipse = bad vibes
And the way I'm feeling today, I want to start ww10!
Any lucky one of you with piccies of the event that work?
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For the first time the noisy cnut from downstairs did a good thing making noise in the middle of the night. I woke up, and could even get a few glimpses through holes in the clouds!
A~mazing!
A~mazing!
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Awww, you guys saw it!
An amazing event even if you didn't see it personally.
Eclipses' of any kind just rule.
Feel the vibes...and energy...
An amazing event even if you didn't see it personally.
Eclipses' of any kind just rule.
Feel the vibes...and energy...
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that ongoing eternity
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Did I read that correctly?SINsister wrote:Just went out to watch the beginning of the eclipse; going back outside in about 20 min. to see the halfway-point of the event (it's about -11C outside right now, so staying out there for the whole thing is out of the question - brrrrrrrr!). I hope it gets more vibrant; right now, it's just a slight dull-coppery tinge on grey...
Still, stunning. Like Jums mentioned, it really looks 3-D!
- Our Hostess venturing outside in a chilly wasteland ...
So was it an Omen for y'all or do we have to wait and see?
I had my camera & tripod ready but 'twas very windy here with lots of clouds dashing past overhead - sort of spectacular I guess, but sadly I didn't have the equipment to record it ... Would have made a good backdrop for a movie or The Next Album! - I was waiting to hear the first rolls of Doktor Avalanche wafting down the valley, but nothing ...
Meanwhile, I enjoyed reading about your experiences! - Nice to know there's a real world out there sometimes eh folks? Thanks!
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You should watch the skies more often.
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And it's true about the fact that there was water on mars...
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There's a galaxy out there and it's not all scary.
And it's true about the fact that there was water on mars...
"beem me up scotty" in the cutest but truest way.
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Oh but I do my dear! - I'm lucky enough (?) to live beyond the glare of neon lights, so I see a better free light-show than most of you ... Shooting Stars are my favourite but we have to wait 'til August for them eh?!MadameButterfly wrote:You should watch the skies more often.
There's a galaxy out there and it's not all scary.
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This observatory is just 'down the road' from me! - Bet you haven't got one where you live, eh?
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Oh jolly good my dear! ~ a common ground as to watching the skies.reactiv8 wrote:Oh but I do my dear! - I'm lucky enough (?) to live beyond the glare of neon lights, so I see a better free light-show than most of you ... Shooting Stars are my favourite but we have to wait 'til August for them eh?!MadameButterfly wrote:You should watch the skies more often.
There's a galaxy out there and it's not all scary.
www.spaceguarduk.com/visit.htm
This observatory is just 'down the road' from me! - Bet you haven't got one where you live, eh?
Definately lucky to be beyond that kind of glare. Shooting Stars, gawd how I miss them! You are lucky to live where you do dear sir, I think and hello to you by the way, I go around these parts known as MB .
Where I live it's as flat as a pancake and most times of the year, cloudy or with rain, but come from a place where the stars shine in the southern hemisphere and those skies are thee most beautiful in the world IMHO.
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& Greetings to you MB!MadameButterfly wrote: Oh jolly good my dear! ~ a common ground as to watching the skies.
Definately lucky to be beyond that kind of glare. Shooting Stars, gawd how I miss them! You are lucky to live where you do dear sir, I think and hello to you by the way, I go around these parts known as MB .
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Further adventures in astronomy:
Mars is high in the sky (for the northern hemisphere) at the moment, look for a pinkish 'star' just above and to the left of Orion. A pair of binoculars should be enough to resolve the disk.
Saturn is in Leo at the moment, not far from Regulus. You should be able to make out the rings through binoculars or a small telescope.
Mars is high in the sky (for the northern hemisphere) at the moment, look for a pinkish 'star' just above and to the left of Orion. A pair of binoculars should be enough to resolve the disk.
Saturn is in Leo at the moment, not far from Regulus. You should be able to make out the rings through binoculars or a small telescope.
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