Total Lunar Eclipse - March 03/04

Watching it here in upstate New York. Crystal clear sky! Amazing!
 
yeah, very nice pics....

were you viewing in scottyland? I didn't see any red.....it just went black....still it was pretty cool :)
 
Nice pics! I finally got a clear shot with the telescope/CCD through all these trees and the computer crashed. After a horrible temper tantrum, I just sat and watched the rest of the eclipse.
 
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The Vampire said:
Nice pics! I finally got a clear shot with the telescope/CCD through all these trees and the computer crashed. After a horrible temper tantrum, I just sat and watched the rest of the eclipse.
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Temper, Temper, tch, tch. At least we can thank MummyMonkey for the great photos and Mother Nature for another fine spectacle.

I had a little surprise here in northwest suburban Chicago after all. For a couple of minutes the Moon shone through a tiny gap in the clouds while it was still covered by 25% of the umbra. I grabbed my camera and ran out into the cold. But the Moon only provided a slight glow behind the clouds. At least there will be more opportunities in the future. Congratulations to those who saw most of the eclipse.

Prior to late 2010 there will be two more total lunar eclipses. They often come in groups of three over a period of less than a year. The next one will be on 2007 AUG 28 with maximum eclipse occurring at 10:37 UT. The following one will be on 2008 FEB 21 with maximum eclipse occurring at 03:26 UT.

Remember, lunar eclipses only occur at the time of a Full Moon. Only observers experiencing nighttime can witness a lunar eclipse. Full Moons are separated by an average of 29.53 days, but not every Full Moon goes into eclipse. During the 50-year period beginning tomorrow, 7.0% of the Full Moons will become totally eclipsed in the umbra (dark shadow). 4.4% will be no better than partially eclipsed in the umbra. And 6.8% will enter the penumbra (fringe shadow) but not the umbra. ;)
 
andyandy said:
yeah, very nice pics....

were you viewing in scottyland? I didn't see any red.....it just went black....still it was pretty cool :)
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If you took any photos, you should find that it comes out red on them. In the dim light of night-time, your eyes are much less capable of discerning colour than is a camera.
 
andyandy said:
yeah, very nice pics....

were you viewing in scottyland? I didn't see any red.....it just went black....still it was pretty cool :)
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Cheers, yes I live in darkest Perthshire. Clear skies here last night and the moon looked pinky/orange with the naked eye.
 
I took several pictures during the eclipse and made this short movie. I used a digital camera with 12x zoom (no telescope), so the quality is quite bad.

 
On the basis of an eyeball-scan earlier this evening, the Moon has emerged unscathed from the experience. Which is good.

It was nice that I could see it from my front-door. It would have been nicer seeing it from Perthshire, but getting there can be a pain :).
 
That's because you put Cardiff in the wrong place to start with.

The eclipse was also very bonny in Kazakhstan.
 
I posted this on another thread, but this seems the more appropriate one. This is a simulation I ran on my computer on how the eclipse would look from the moon.

 
Good views from Rio too, although it didn't look at all red & I didn't have my camera with me to take a photo for later comparison.

Three cheers for living somewhere with no clouds!
 
This is what the moderator of the badscience forum posted:

http://badscience.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31440&highlight=#31440

You need to move scroll to the far right to see the details (or use the "fit to width option" available in Opera ;-) )

Maybe this should go in the paranormal section...

Anyway probably more for 30 something Brits.

Jim

Edit:

Buzz lightyear would probably have a theory... I have just looked at the Sandstone thread. It's a joke, right?
 
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