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Lunar Eclipse NOW!! (vanity)
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| 11/7/2003
| God
Posted on 11/08/2003 4:07:08 PM PST by FReepaholic
Lunar eclipse NOW!!!
Get off the computer and go outside!
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eclipse; lunar; lunareclipse; moon
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To: undergroundwarrior
2043 hrs.
To: tubebender
thubder In some parts of the country they are called thunder stoms...
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:53:05 PM PST
by
tubebender
(FReeRepublic...How bad have you got it...)
To: tubebender
The good thing about Lunars is that there are more chances than Solars.
243
posted on
11/08/2003 6:53:40 PM PST
by
StriperSniper
(All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
To: StriperSniper
Earth Shadow
The year fades towards its end
Autumn has taken hold
Summer is just a memory
The first taste of winter's cold
Night has fallen
The full moon is in the sky
The brisk wind is blowing
Thin clouds wafting by
Suddenly, creeping slowly at first
The eclipse makes its start
Blocking the glory
Like fear encroaching on the heart
Sometimes this flesh, the earth
Just gets in the way
Dimming the Sun's brilliance
Keeping out its reflected rays
But this too shall pass
It will pass very soon
And once again the Sun will shine
Reflected from the full moon
EV
To: ml/nj
It doesn't really appear that the "southern" portion of the moon was ever totally eclipsed. That was exactly what I observed in Central Pennsylvania (State College). I don't ever remember a total lunar eclipse being this bright, although it's been at least a dozen years since I last observed one.
To: All
Excellent site.
I went to my college's observatory. They had 3 spotter telescopes. 2 were on the moon and the other was on mars. They also moved them around to other places.
I then went inside and looked through their powerful telescope. Magnificent site, especially the fact you could spot the craters on the moon as well.
A very good turnout and it was my first time in the observatory (even though this is my second year here).
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:59:17 PM PST
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: undergroundwarrior
2155 hrs. The moon is almost back. Turns out to be a cloudy night over Brooklyn.
To: All
Check out this site to find out when you can spot the ISS in the sky
http://www.heavens-above.com
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posted on
11/08/2003 7:02:10 PM PST
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: StopGlobalWhining; ml/nj
Here's why:
This is the second lunar eclipse of 2003. Observers of the first one in May might remember that the moon was nearly invisible during totality. This eclipse will be different. During totality on Nov. 8/9th the moon will remain relatively bright, and there will be a pleasing gradient of color across the face of the moon--pale-white on one side, crimson-red on the other.
From: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/watchtheskies/04nov_lunareclipse2.html
To: Coleus
My daughter received the Sacrament of Confirmation this evening. As we left the church, the eclipse was just beginning under a crystal clear sky. We went for dinner and as we emerged from the restaurant, the eclipse was complete with the moon casting a beautiful red glow. What a magnificent and awsome sight on this truly sacred occasion! Red is the color of Confirmation. Just a perfect day!
250
posted on
11/08/2003 7:08:05 PM PST
by
NYer
("Close your ears to the whisperings of hell and bravely oppose its onslaughts." ---St Clare Assisi)
To: EternalVigilance
Pretty good! A gold star for you!
Fits this eclipse perfectly from the perspective around here.
251
posted on
11/08/2003 7:09:49 PM PST
by
StriperSniper
(All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
To: StarFan
I videotaped it, until it was starting to show light on the bottom again.
I could not see any color change! People who came by told me they saw color!!
Maybe it will be on the video, but I am copying another one now, I wont see it for an hour or so...(sigh)
To: undergroundwarrior
2210 hrs. The moon is almost back.
To: NYer
Congratulations, I'm sure she will always remember this night.
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posted on
11/08/2003 7:19:30 PM PST
by
Coleus
(Only half the patients who go into an abortion clinic come out alive.)
To: dr_lew
Yep. The one I posted is from the link in the post following it; live "webcam" (although it appears to be a sat image), updated every 14 seconds.
To: StriperSniper
You may be right! lol
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Yep. The one I posted is from the link in the post following it; live "webcam" (although it appears to be a sat image), updated every 14 seconds.It appears to be a joke. It's represented as a live satellite image, but it's obviously a a single picture - AS11-44-6667 in fact.
... and whadaya mean "yep" ? Are you saying you knew this was from Apollo 11 all along, but you chose not to mention it, "which is your right as a human being," to quote Joe Bob Briggs ?
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posted on
11/08/2003 9:44:09 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: tscislaw
I had the joy of watching the moon go from 3/4 total to total with my 11 year old son. My last total lunar eclipse was when I was his age.
The moon looked like a silver plate covered with cinnamon.
As others have noted, the southern pole of the moon did not go completely dark--its limb still glowed even at totality.
Peoria had a hazy horizon, but clear skies overhead. It was 27 degrees. We watched from a dark park near our home.
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posted on
11/08/2003 10:22:50 PM PST
by
Forgiven_Sinner
(Praying for the Kingdom of God.)
To: tscislaw; All
259
posted on
11/08/2003 11:31:30 PM PST
by
petuniasevan
(...it's as easy as 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841.)
To: michigander
Bummer, now your speaking my language! Yeppers, the weather is not boss whatsoever!
260
posted on
11/09/2003 2:33:34 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(18 out of 19 HiJacker's had State issued Driver's License's !!!)
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