Author Topic: full eclipse wed. (Read 1383 times)

Meatwad · « **Reply #30 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:36:42 PM »

I missed it

Halo · « **Reply #31 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:55:00 PM »

Overcast here. And I also wanted to see frags of the satellite the Navy ship missile hit.

JB73 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:57:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Meatwad
I missed it

ditto

Dang those Mythbusters and their MacGyuver, and TruTV and their teasers od "Most Shocking"

I hate my life sometimes. I am the ultimate screw up, absent minded fool, distraction king there is.

Treize69 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:57:20 PM »

I don't think we could see it from the states (the satellite that got zapped), they fired from the Indian Ocean or something didn't they? (sorry, I paid zero attention to the story, it got filed under my "why is this news" folder.)

trax1 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:13:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
I don't think we could see it from the states (the satellite that got zapped), they fired from the Indian Ocean or something didn't they? (sorry, I paid zero attention to the story, it got filed under my "why is this news" folder.)

I think they said that no one could see it from the ground because it was daylight in the area that it was shot down in.

texasmom · « **Reply #35 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:52:33 PM »

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Well I got my telescope out and for the first time I got to see Saturn with it, I have to say that is really cool to see, I could clearly make out the rings around it, very cool looking. If any of you have telescopes I suggest you take a look at it, for those of you that have no telescopes you can still see it(not the rings ofcourse), theres 2 bright objects near it, Saturn is the one thats slightly below and to the left, the one almost right above it is the star Regulus.

I'm a little jealous trax. We've had a few telescopes in the last decade (none worth very much) ~ each of which our boys broke (usually on one another). We did have our last company christmas party at the planetarium though... and got 'the star talk,' which was even more cool than I remember it being from way back in elementary school.

trax1 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2008, 12:11:19 AM »

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Originally posted by texasmom
I'm a little jealous trax. We've had a few telescopes in the last decade (none worth very much) ~ each of which our boys broke (usually on one another). We did have our last company christmas party at the planetarium though... and got 'the star talk,' which was even more cool than I remember it being from way back in elementary school.

Yeah I have to say it was pretty cool to see, I've had my telescope for about 2-3 years now and tonight was the first time I was able to find a planet with it, but I've only had it out a couple of times. I'm really into anything to do with space, I love watching those shows on The Discovery channel & The History channel that have to do with space, especially that new show on The History channel called "The Universe". Seeing Saturn was just really cool and I suggest that anyone who can should see Saturn atleast once in their lifetime through a telescope. Heres the telescope that I'm using.

Galileo FS-90 800x90mm

moot · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:22:25 AM »

Treize, I think it was hit near Hawaii, where it was mid-late afternoo,n local time.

Treize69 · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:24:22 AM »

Might have been able to see it from ConUS if it was dark there, but I doubt it if it was daytime. Especially considering it would have been toward the setting sun from the US...

EDIT- by "it" I mean the satellite getting nailed, not the eclipse.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:29:48 AM »

We were very lucky here in the Pacific NW. Normally we don't see the moon during the winter.
Here's what it looked like from my front yard:

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:30:52 AM »

Hmmm. I didn't actually see a Full Eclipse (clear skies).

It seemed to pass from 10o'clock to 2 O'clock, without ever hitting 5 O'clock.

JB88 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:37:16 AM »

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Originally posted by ChickenHawk
We were very lucky here in the Pacific NW. Normally we don't see the moon during the winter.
Here's what it looked like from my front yard:

great shots!!!

trax1 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 21, 2008, 01:41:25 AM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Hmmm. I didn't actually see a Full Eclipse (clear skies).

It seemed to pass from 10o'clock to 2 O'clock, without ever hitting 5 O'clock.

You may live in an area where the eclipse wasn't a total eclipse, just like with a solar eclipse if your not in a certain area you'll see a partial eclipse.

moot · « **Reply #43 on:** February 21, 2008, 02:13:35 AM »

The moon passes completely into the earth's shadow. The only way to miss this eclipse was to have no line of sight to it from Earth.

trax1 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 21, 2008, 02:19:54 AM »

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The moon passes completely into the earth's shadow. The only way to miss this eclipse was to have no line of sight to it from Earth.

Your right, I didn't think about that.