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offline johnl from Dublin (Ireland) on 2007-03-02 07:30 [#02057305]
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Starting at 21:30 on Saturday 2007 Mar. 3, ending at 01:11
on Mar. 4.
Total phase from 22:44 to 23:57.

All times in GMT: remember to adjust for your time zone if
further east or west!
This eclipse should be visible from Europe and Africa and
much of Asia.
Western parts of Australia will see just the beginning
before sunrise.
South America and the eastern half of North America will see
at least the second
half after sunset.

Assuming clear skies, a lunar eclipse is a rewarding sight,
especially through
binoculars. The moon remains faintly visible, lit by the
reddish 'earthshine'
scattered from the atmosphere, and appears unusually
three-dimensional under
such conditions.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-02 09:09 [#02057345]
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aye. a pretty sight it is to see the moon all red.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-03-02 09:30 [#02057356]
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i was hoping someone would make a thread for this.

To me it's utterly baffling how little people can care about
something as dramatic as this. It's as they don't fully
realize that the moon is actually floating out there in
>SPACE< and that it's not just a white dot in the sky.

When i see the moon sometimes it kind of saddens me to think
so little of it because i simply cannot comprehend the very
realness of it, if you know what i mean. I want to be
fascinated by the moon. Seems only normal to me.

Boards of Canada.



 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2007-03-02 09:33 [#02057357]
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What a hoot it must be living inside your brain.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-02 09:38 [#02057359]
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the moon sucks.


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2007-03-02 09:39 [#02057360]
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I had a really clear sky last night so I hope it happens
tomorrow too


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-03-02 09:44 [#02057363]
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Just to let you know, i fully realize i must come across as
an idiot, getting all emotional over something as trivial as
a lunar body, but i'm conditioned to think of it as
completely normal to post it in a thread after a good 4
years on xltronic.

Shame, by the way, that you won't be able to see the eclipse
in Chile.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-02 09:46 [#02057365]
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seems like nasa could afford better special effects than
this


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-02 10:57 [#02057421]
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ha. bollocks in so many ways.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-02 11:18 [#02057432]
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here's the original


Attached picture

 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-02 12:05 [#02057456]
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hahaha, i just saw that on apod website. i hadn't looked at
it close up though :S looks very dodgy.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-02 12:15 [#02057461]
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earth eclipse?


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-02 12:18 [#02057462]
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omg checkout the '23' at the bottom.

coincidence?.. i think not.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-02 12:31 [#02057464]
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here's a pretty faggoty picture of space taken
during its 80's glam rock period.

^^ run that through spectral analysis and play it backward
to hear an ac/dc classic track.


 

offline vveerrgg from life (Canada) on 2007-03-02 13:04 [#02057478]
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all my astrology friends have been saying this eclipse has
been playing havoc on everyone's signs.... so I'll be happy
to finally see it done.


 

offline johnl from Dublin (Ireland) on 2007-03-02 15:18 [#02057521]
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I hope the clouds feck off before tomorrow evening in
Grenoble...


 

offline EVOL from a long time ago on 2007-03-02 22:04 [#02057715]
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wtf is gmt? just tell me what time it is in california. if
it's the middle of the night like that i can watch it at
work!


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-03-02 22:05 [#02057716]
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Genuninely cool, I hope I don't miss it, but even if I do I
can just youtube it.


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2007-03-02 22:41 [#02057720]
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what do you mean looks dodgy? did you even read the
description?

For a moon-based observer's view, graphic artist Hana
Gartstein offers this composite illustration.


 

offline zero-cool on 2007-03-03 02:13 [#02057744]
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faaakkeeee


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-03 12:02 [#02057865]
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clouds!


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-03-03 12:07 [#02057866]
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... hardly the same thing, is it?

were you joking?


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-03-03 13:51 [#02057882]
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Is the moon brighter than usual tonight?


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-03-03 13:54 [#02057884]
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Actually, its slightly darker. And uh, more red.


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 14:03 [#02057885]
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just badly put together, like my sentences.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-03 14:03 [#02057886]
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Yeah 'cause that's what an eclipse usually entails.


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 14:41 [#02057895]
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the moon/my house is really wankly positioned, have to lean
right out the window to see it.


 

offline Lokpulver from Sheffield (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 14:43 [#02057898]
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I'm looking forward to it, aye.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-03 14:53 [#02057902]
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Haha, excuse me, but where'd you come up with that name?


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-03-03 15:47 [#02057920]
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I meant was it at the time of that post, and I think it
was.

I'm a bit dissapointed to be honest, fainter than I hoped.


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-03-03 15:52 [#02057921]
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beautiful


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-03-03 16:43 [#02057929]
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I can see it out the window by my desk, big red orb that
gives me the willies. Actually right now it looks EXACTLY
like a red Yin/Yang through my less than 20/20 vision.


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 17:20 [#02057939]
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look at the moon now, as it begins to fall out of phase.
looks absolutely amazing.


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 17:23 [#02057940]
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here's an awful photo, which captures virtually nothing of
the actual event...


Attached picture

 

offline SValx from United Kingdom on 2007-03-03 17:39 [#02057941]
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I'm such a spac. I thought I could see stars on that photo.
No no.. just dust on my monitor. :D


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 17:45 [#02057942]
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pure spac.

there more planes than stars here - bloody bradford-leeds
airport.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-03 17:49 [#02057945]
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It was beautiful.


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-03-03 18:00 [#02057947]
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By the looks of that pic you were in a much better location
than me. Round here (East Midlands, UK) it was weak and you
sort of had to squint to be able to see it.


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2007-03-03 18:03 [#02057948]
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clear as fuck sky in holland, perfect, and it was beautyfull


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-03-03 18:21 [#02057957]
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fuck, i completely missed it! the 50 hrs of work last week
is killing my weekend. i slept right through it, shitfuck


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2007-03-03 18:23 [#02057958]
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it was totally clear here too.

it began to rise over the mountains already in full eclipse,
all red and rusty, and then immediately began to come out of
it.


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2007-03-03 18:38 [#02057961]
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did boards of canada have anything to do with this one?


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-03 18:57 [#02057968]
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sounds like quite the spectacle.


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2007-03-03 19:51 [#02057972]
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I saw it good, it was red, congs moon


 

offline sofa king from the sofa on 2007-03-03 21:46 [#02057987]
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i dont care any more seen it before.but if i happen to see
it it would be nice hehe


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-03-04 06:33 [#02058054]
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taking pics was nearly impossible since i had to use 15sec
shutter speeds.

color was captured nicely though.

taken with canon powershot pro1:



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offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-03-04 07:04 [#02058063]
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that's perfect


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-03-04 07:05 [#02058064]
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care to put up a larger version on tinypic.com ?


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-03-04 07:12 [#02058067]
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thanks aengus.

as requested

as you can see, there is motion blur, even though the camera
was on a sturdy tripod. you see that the a is blurred in the
same way. Apparently, in 15 seconds, the moon and/or the
earth move enough to cause this.

If i had a dslr i could have upped the ISO value but in my
case i had to stick to iso50 to minimize noise.

Hopefully someone else has some pics to contribute.

Wiki on lunar eclipse is already updated by the way.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-03-04 07:13 [#02058068]
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that the a = that a star


 


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