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Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: pendragon on May 14, 2003, 08:51:30 AM
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/lunar_ecli...ews_030425.html

And the goblins will prowl...

Harv
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: kelly on May 14, 2003, 09:07:08 AM
Cool. Thanks Harv. smile.gif

Saw a great one about 25 years ago.

You could really tell the 3-D roundness of the Moon. smile.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: krissel on May 14, 2003, 07:09:03 PM
Oh, poo.

We're supposed to have a stormy night.

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Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: pendragon on May 15, 2003, 08:55:01 AM
Not to worry Kris. There will be another on Nov 8. clap.gif

Harv
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: kelly on May 15, 2003, 09:35:37 AM
No need for that picture now. smile.gif

This is the kind of thing I was referring to. smile.gif






http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/imag...day_030515.html


http://www.space.com/
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Highmac on May 16, 2003, 02:22:28 AM
So - guess what happened here. Inevitably, after a run of clear days and nights, it rained last night.... and it's still raining. Anybody actually see the eclipse?   sad.gif

Never mind, I'll catch the rerun on TV  biggrin.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Al on May 16, 2003, 02:32:08 AM
While it was happening all throughout other lands, it was still sunlight at the time here.   sad.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Highmac on May 16, 2003, 04:36:35 AM
Given the choice, Al, I'd prefer to have missed it the way you did - and where you are!!
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: RNKIII on May 16, 2003, 06:45:09 AM
Saw it well here in the heartland...... welcome.gif
Wife and I went out into the country to get away from the lights and sat for some time watching it from about 1/2 coverage to totality. Very impressive and beautiful. clap.gif  Thanks Mother Nature,, notworthy.gif

Bob K.
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Diana on May 16, 2003, 07:18:29 AM
Here in North Central Florida the eclipse was beautiful. We watched from about 1/4 coverage to full eclipse. It was facinating to watch the stars come out as the moon darkened. smile.gif The moon also appeared to shrink as it was shadowed...the last sliver of light on top appearing to be squeezed as it was being shoved into the shadow bottle..smile.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: pendragon on May 16, 2003, 07:26:46 AM
Rain- verysad.gif

Harv
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: kelly on May 16, 2003, 08:15:54 AM
Total overcast here at that time. sad.gif

Some good pictures.


http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/galle...ry_15may03.html


http://www.spaceweather.com/
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Bernie on May 16, 2003, 09:46:16 AM
Got home from work tired. Walking from the garage towards the house with molly and I rememberd the eclipse. I said to Ann "Look at the Moon, You can barely see it" Well Just after washing up got online to check out  TS.  Ann comes into my study stating. " That Moon you could barely see was a Street Lamp!"  LOL  Boy! See what happens after a 14 hour day.  doh.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Gary S on May 16, 2003, 10:34:20 AM
It was good here in Central Wisconsin.

I watched it from 9:00 till 10:45. It never did turn copper color though.

I watched it through my binoculars. Very nice indeed.

My neighbor had his digital camera on a tripod and took some pictures. clap.gif
Title: OT: Total Lunar Eclipse May 15-16
Post by: Bill on May 16, 2003, 05:12:07 PM
My new neighbor [down the road] got so excited she actually ran a comb through her mustache.
Turned between orange and reddish (moon .. that is) for about twenty minutes.
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