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| allegiance to truth | Dec 10 2011, 02:51 PM Post #6 |
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Couldn't see it through the clouds & rain unfortunately, here's some pics from someones blog; http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/10/9348533-goodnight-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-wows-the-world?chromedomain=cosmiclog |
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| yass | Dec 10 2011, 03:16 PM Post #7 |
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I got my camera out and ready last night before going to bed. I woke up near the time but I couldn't get myself to do it. It was so cold and I was so sleepy I just wanted to curl back up under the warm comforter and go back to sleep. Next time I woke up it was already light and I knew I'd missed the opportunity.
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| allegiance to truth | Dec 10 2011, 03:39 PM Post #8 |
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LOL, here's 'cheers' to a big fail for both of us
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| Petunia | Dec 10 2011, 04:07 PM Post #9 |
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Make that three of us. Actually, not a fail, since we're discussing the eclipse. Found this article just now: Lunar eclipse draws crowd at Griffith Observatory December 10, 2011 | 12:05 pm The paparazzi staked out a spot in the Hollywood Hills before dawn. The western sky was the red carpet, the moon the day’s celebrity. That was the scene early Saturday at Griffith Observatory where several hundred people gathered in the dark with cameras, telescopes and binoculars to watch a total lunar eclipse -– the last one until 2014. “It’s a celestial festival out here,” said Capm Petersen, 39, as he set up his camera before the big event. The crowd began gathering on the observatory’s lawn shortly after 4 a.m. in anticipation of “totality” –- the moment when the Earth fully blocked the sun leaving the moon in its shadow. “I used to play with a telescope as a kid and picked it back up again a few years ago. I usually do deep space stuff -– nebulas and galaxies,” said Evan Warkentine, 33, who monitored a telescope with a camera attached that sent images to a laptop. “But this is too good to pass up.” The real anticipation was for what could happen once the eclipse began. Depending on the sky’s clarity, sunlight skimming Earth’s edge can leave an eclipsed moon a mysterious glowing red or orange. full story and pic at link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/lunar-eclipse-draws-crowd-at-griffith-observatory.html |
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| Petunia | Dec 10 2011, 04:09 PM Post #10 |
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Great pics at that blog. I especially like the first one with the moon showing through the rock arch. Edited by Petunia, Dec 10 2011, 04:10 PM.
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