Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

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Re: Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

#21 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:38 pm

The chances of seeing the Lunar Eclipse in the North Texas area are slim to none. :roll:
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#22 Postby angelwing » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:48 pm

We're having a light snow and through the breaks I could see the full moon tonight, nothing yet, but it's really bright!
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#23 Postby CajunMama » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:52 pm

Not a star or moon to be seen here tonight. Darn clouds :grr:
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#24 Postby Category 5 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:53 pm

cleared out just in time.
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Re: Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

#25 Postby RL3AO » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:54 pm

Yes, I know I have a crappy camera, but deal with it!

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#26 Postby JonathanBelles » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:55 pm

I have no view what so ever.
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#27 Postby cycloneye » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:58 pm

fact789 wrote:I have no view what so ever.


Look here.

http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1
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#28 Postby JonathanBelles » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:59 pm

yea Im watching that.
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Re: Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

#29 Postby Stephanie » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:17 pm

Category 5 wrote:cleared out just in time.



Yes it did! :D
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#30 Postby RL3AO » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:17 pm

Just makes me more anxious for the 2017 solar eclipse to arrive.

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Re: Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

#31 Postby angelwing » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:28 pm

Watching it on CNN, can't leave my desk at work now :grr:
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#32 Postby Category 5 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:09 pm

This is right now.

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#33 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:11 pm

I'm looking at it through my telescope!!! Beautiful!!!
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#34 Postby ohiostorm » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:49 pm

RL3AO wrote:Just makes me more anxious for the 2017 solar eclipse to arrive.

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Last time I saw one was when I was in elementary school. It was pretty cool. This should be a good one!
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#35 Postby Brent » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:01 pm

RL3AO wrote:Just makes me more anxious for the 2017 solar eclipse to arrive.

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Ooh, that looks nice. :D There better not be any clouds that day! :lol:
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#36 Postby RL3AO » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:17 pm

All kinds of info and maps for the 2017 eclipse.

http://www.eclipse2017.org/
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#37 Postby Category 5 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:10 am

RL3AO wrote:All kinds of info and maps for the 2017 eclipse.

http://www.eclipse2017.org/


That sounds awesome.

Say, does anyone remember the Solar Eclipse on Christmas Day 2000?
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Re: Get Ready For February's Total Lunar Eclipse

#38 Postby Category 5 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:13 am

It's over now. Heres how it went, I ordered them from beginning to end.

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#39 Postby Meso » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:45 am

Too bad it occured here at 4am.. And I've seen enough to make me not regret sleeping through it.
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#40 Postby JonathanBelles » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:06 am

Its bright and sunny this morning, but it HAD to rain during the eclipse :P
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