Total lunar eclipse - Feb 20th 2008

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#1 Post by **rkawakami** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:23 pm

Here on the West Coast, the moon is just clearing some of the buildings around me and about 1/3 of the lower left face of the moon is already gone. Totality starts at about 7:00pm PST and is supposed to last about 51 minutes. Enjoy the show!

jamiphar · #2 Post by **jamiphar** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:29 pm

rkawakami wrote:Here on the West Coast, the moon is just clearing some of the buildings around me and about 1/3 of the lower left face of the moon is already gone. Totality starts at about 7:00pm PST and is supposed to last about 51 minutes. Enjoy the show!

We've been watching over here, pretty cool!

#3 Post by **rkawakami** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:31 pm

I had hoped to get my camera mounted to my telescope but I'm still at work so I guess that's something I'll have to do in 2010 when the next one rolls around these parts

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edit: Well, that didn't last too long...

. The moon went behind some clouds...

syedj · #4 Post by **syedj** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:35 pm

This is the first time in last 2/3 lunar eclipses that its not raining or snowing here on the North East. YIPPY!!!

teetee · #5 Post by **teetee** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:29 pm

The moon looks all red now. It's like a red eye in the sky. I am going to stay inside from now on since it's freezing outside.

joester · #6 Post by **joester** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:46 pm

It's been a great show in upstate NY. We saw 100%!

Joe

syedj · #7 Post by **syedj** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:11 pm

Today's Lunar Eclipse

Edit: More Lunar Photos

Trekk69 · #8 Post by **Trekk69** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:20 am

thanks for the photos

dsigma6 · #9 Post by **dsigma6** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:35 am

It was a beautiful site.

I took one picture with my camera on night mode, which left the shutter open...The moon ended up looking like a worm, since I didn't have the camera on a tripod. I'll post it later if anyone is interested in my crappy picture!

nshore · #10 Post by **nshore** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:53 pm

syedj wrote:Today's Lunar Eclipse

Edit: More Lunar Photos

Nice pictures. I attempted to take a few through my telescope using my digital camera, handheld. Some ok, most blurry.

COLD, here, though for extended viewing!

syedj · #11 Post by **syedj** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:17 pm

nshore wrote:Nice pictures. I attempted to take a few through my telescope using my digital camera, handheld. Some ok, most blurry.

COLD, here, though for extended viewing!

Thanks!

I used a tripod for all the pictures, handheld were coming out to be blurry for the same reasons.

The fully eclipsed moon was the hardest to come out clear. I still couldn't do it. O well, I have two years to research that now

We also had windchill in the teens F here in New Hampshire last night. I had to keep running in and out.

Rockport, MA? Does this look familiar?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15122283@N ... 2/sizes/o/

#12 Post by **gator** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:33 pm

Great pics Syed!

I was waiting for it yesterday night in the UF observatory, but it got cloudy ~30 mins before the event and we never got to see it

nshore · #13 Post by **nshore** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:35 pm

syedj wrote:
nshore wrote:Nice pictures. I attempted to take a few through my telescope using my digital camera, handheld. Some ok, most blurry.

COLD, here, though for extended viewing!
Thanks!

I used a tripod for all the pictures, handheld were coming out to be blurry for the same reasons.

The fully eclipsed moon was the hardest to come out clear. I still couldn't do it. O well, I have two years to research that now

We also had windchill in the teens F here in New Hampshire last night. I had to keep running in and out.

Rockport, MA? Does this look familiar?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15122283@N ... 2/sizes/o/

Ah, Motif #1. Yep, just down the street about 3 blocks..........

syedj · #14 Post by **syedj** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:49 pm

gator wrote:Great pics Syed!

I was waiting for it yesterday night in the UF observatory, but it got cloudy ~30 mins before the event and we never got to see it

Thanks Sri! This is the first time in last 2 or 3 eclipses that the New England didn't have torrential rains or the eclipse too close to the morning. Sorry you couldn't see it this time. Observatory would have been the ideal place for anything like this.

nshore wrote:Ah, Motif #1. Yep, just down the street about 3 blocks..........

We were there in December last year. Of course, about 95% of the town was shut down for the season (a good reason) but there were still some tourists around braving the bitter cold sea wind. I couldn't figure out why everyone was packed up like that until I left the car and walked around for a few minutes.

#15 Post by **gator** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:55 pm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070302.html

Just had to share it ...

#16 Post by **dorronto** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 am

gator wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070302.html

Just had to share it ...

very nice Sri...My son tried to take pics here in upstate PA., but without a tripod just a little shaky.....

Ron

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