ngdawg

It's that time of year! Lunar Eclipse

Local weather says snow showers, but I'm hoping not and will be out there with the tripod set up.

Fotzlid

ooh...i'm actually off that night.
thanks

kurty[B]

I'm grabbing a head lamp and my snowshoes and am going to snowshoe to some hotsprings, and hope that it is not cloudy/snowy like it is supposed to be.

Should be a good night.

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Awww, I thought this was going to be a thread about the Spongmonkeys Moon Song. *sigh*

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I'm hoping for clear skies. It's not looking too promising as of today, but I'm out doing the secret Hopi rain dance backwards in hopes the clouds will go away.

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jewels

Woohoo! I'm off tomorrow for some medical appointments so I can stay up to watch it

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Hain

I am going to be on an airplane...

allaboutmusic

Thanks for the heads up - I love these. The solar eclipse in 2006 was amazing.

PonyPotato

If it's not as cold here as it is today (brr!), I'll be trying to find a spot where I can see it comfortably. Thanks for posting this.

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Tully Mars

Thanks, I needed that.

Yeah, I'll be watching the eclipse. The Moon, Sun and Stars are big things down here in Mayaland. Think I'll drive out to a deserted section of beach and get away from all other light sources. Wish my good camera was working.

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secretgem

Thanks for the heads up. However I think I"ll miss it. I'm going to tell my daughter though and see if she can catch it.

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Baraka_Guru

Damn, I thought this was going to be TFP Wiccans.

Well, I guess a lunar eclipse is a good start.

I hope I get to see it.

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MSD

Hmm, early enough that I should be able to get some pictures of the first half at school without leaving early.

Sweetpea

verrryyy cool. thanks for sharing dawg!

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Sweetpea!!! Where on earth have you been?

And the moon is sweet, I hope to check this baby out tomorrow.

PonyPotato

I can see the moon from my desk! Hell yes!

The bottom edge is barely starting to be obscured. How exciting!

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Elphaba

I can see the diminishing moon between the trees on my deck. Hopefully, the other side of the eclipse will be above the trees. The skies are perfect here for watching.

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ngdawg

I'm snapping away....there are two tiny stars around it too, but I don't think they'll show up.

Tully Mars

Yeah it looks awesome! Too bad my decent camera isn't decent anymore. My old Powershot just does cut it for night photo's:



It does fine on sunrises

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secretgem

OMG ... How beautiful!!! I just came in from outside and it's so beautiful. It's a PERFECT night! Clear sky full of stars nothing in the way of the moon. It's gorgeous.

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ratbastid

Just stepped outside and saw it between clouds.... then dragged two girls outside to see it. Very cool!

secretgem

I've never witnessed a lunar eclipse before. I think it's amazing! Wow!

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ngdawg

so cool...

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secretgem

Excellent Pictures! My daughter is outside trying to get some shots as well. Thanks for sharing!!!

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ngdawg

I'm glad I got the star. Seeing them around the moon is almost as cool as the eclipse itself.

Apparently, from what I read in the link, that is not a star, it's Saturn. Pretty cool!

secretgem

Yes! Have you ever seen it through a telescope (saturn) ... it is the cooles thing. You can really see its rings!

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ngdawg

No, I don't have a telescope
Wish I did, I'd be outside every full moon just staring at it.

roachboy

i was outside for quite a while looking at the huge burnt orange balloon in the sky. it was lovely. so were the stars. sometimes, i'm really glad to not be in a city---this is the first time in about 15 years....

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secretgem

For those who didn't get an opportunity to see it a friend of mine shared this link with me ... http://www.answers.com/topic/lunar-e...cat=technology

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BadNick

It was awesome. Our skies cleared up after a late afternoon flurry so we had a great view. It was cold out but I think we got a bit warmed by the mystical event. ...well, it's not really a mystery, but seems mystical anyway.


Looking at the moon is fun at any time, but my favorite is looking at a thin crescent moon, since the terminator, which is the border between the lit and dark moon parts of the moon, allow you to see shadows on the sides of one mountain or crater while the other side is lit up. It gives you a more 3-D effect than just looking at the bright full moon.

I love looking with my telescope, but even a half decent pair of binoculars is great ...not to mention, when scanning the sky with a binocular you will find all sorts of very cool star clusters and nebulae ...if you do a little research as to what you can find before you go looking.

Hey, this question crossed my mind so I looked it up and I think it's interesting. The surface temp of the moon changes from about 107C to 123C when fully lit, down to about -153C when in the dark.

Plan9

Cool!

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BadNick

Enigma - Total Eclipse of the Moon ...weren't there others who also had a song/performance by that name?

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Elphaba

I agree with BadNick that gazing upon the moon at any time is worthwhile. Luna was special tonight.

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medlar

A clear night, and they said it would rain..it was awesome absolutely stunning. I've never seen one before..Saw it on my way home from work. I took a picture from my phone but lol, just a white blot on black. Great pictures ngdawg. They say the next lunar eclipse will be in 2010.

allaboutmusic

I read that the next full lunar eclipse will be in 2016. Fortunately we have the solar eclipse coming up in August to look forward to.

ShaniFaye

The next total lunar eclipse is in 2010, on Dave's bday...that should be cool

thanks for the pics dawg!!!

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Ustwo

Interestingly to me, is that for some reason I wasn't too excited about the whole thing.

Its interesting to me since I'm such an astronomy buff but what you can see with the naked eye just seems so mundane.

I looked out a bit when it was about about 1/4th, saw it at totality, and then, meh.

I'd have spent more time outside had it been warmer out, but it was quite cold and I wasn't motivated enough.

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kurty[B]

Gorgeous night! We saw the complete lunar eclipse and then the clouds came in and covered the sky. Still a great night. Did not make it to the hot springs. Stumbled upon a herd of resting elk in a creek bed and decided to turn around and head back to the car rather than wander around them and possibly startle them. I'm going to plan more night hikes on full moon nights.

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MSD

I tried to get a few pictures, but the school camera just wouldn't cooperate. The fucking thing thinks it's smarter than me; no shit there isn't enough light to meter properly, it's a full lunar eclipse! Even set on a 5.0 aperture (because for some reason it decided it didn't want to go down to 2.8) and 25 second exposure, it wouldn't take the picture when I pressed the button. I would have taken a few with my camera, but the low-light sensitivity isn't good enough, which is why I was trying the SLR in the first place.

I fucking hate technology.
The 10°F weather didn't motivate any of us here to stay out for long, but at least we got to see Saturn. This is the first eclipse in my area with clear weather when I'm old enough to really enjoy it. Hopefully it will be a little warmer next time.