Incredible

[conservativefromGa]

I'm currently watching a MSNBC live stream on my computer of downtown Baghdad. I see buses and cars and people walking buy, waiting for bombs to drop. I can hear all the sounds too. Welcome to war in the 21 century.

[error99]

How do we know the Iraqi's haven't just dubbed in a loop of video tape;
like they did in that movie "Speed"?
h-m-m-m-m-m?

[spodefly]

The audio is very interesting. That mic is gained up, and there is a ton of compression articfacting, but the cars that occasionally pass on the road visible at the bottom of the picture are making some incredible noise ... will definately be able to hear anything that happens anywhere in the city. There is some artifacting in the audio, but I swear it does sound like birds chirping, and now sounds like a call to prayer.

I have had a 100k stream for 55 minutes.

[DontMessWithMyCountry]

well, I just said (another) prayer for the American,British and Australian troops, as well as the innocent Iraqis.

[sam_paine]

Maybe it's like crickets or something that are distorted by the WMP encoder? It gets pretty cold at nite tho, eh? I saw weather reports saying lows in Baghdad of 6C or so. Prolly not crickets.

[BBT]

That's just chilling.

I hope those kommies don't set their candles too close to the curtains.

[wolficatZ]

Morning prayers on loudspeakers have started

[GEC]

Somebody's gotta make the donuts.

Does anyone know what time is dawn in Baghdad today?

Maybe we can hear the dawn call to prayer.

[Rocko]

I do not think Fox has an internet link.

It did, till it pooped out a few weeks ago. Wish I had it again.

[error99]

"...Does anyone know what time is dawn in Baghdad today?.."
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They are 8 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.

[Free2think]

This is weird watching this and listening to the prayer in the background.. Kinda of seems wrong..

[error99]

Holy shit
that scared the hell out of me.
I got to turn my volume down now
the dog is freeking out

[sam_paine]

YIIIIIIKESSSS!!!!!!!!!!! There's a GHOST!!!!

[Spunky]

Prayers have just started

[KillTime]

Damn, that was loud! Got the prayer guy next to the mike now....grrrr

[GEC]

Now THAT'S the call to prayer!

[kyenrac]

does anyone hear that music playing???

[idkfa]

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Baghdad (longitude E33.2, latitude N44.4):

Wednesday
19 March 2003 Universal Time + 3h

SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:24
Sunrise 06:53
Sun transit 12:55
Sunset 18:57
End civil twilight 19:26

MOON
Moonrise 19:00 on preceding day
Moon transit 01:27
Moonset 07:40
Moonrise 20:20
Moonset 08:05 on following day



Phase of the Moon on 19 March: waning gibbous with 99% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Full Moon on 18 March 2003 at 13:35 (Universal Time + 3h).

[Free2think]

The wife heard it and asked if she should call the police!!
LOL