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Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: VWE on March 03, 2007, 05:06:30 PM
Not sure if ya'll will be able to see it in the states but over here in Iraq we have a lunar eclipse going on. About 90% of the moon is covered right now. Its 2:07am Sunday and I'm off to bed!

VWE
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: Gunslinger on March 03, 2007, 05:53:53 PM
it's light out here so No moon for us.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: titanic3 on March 03, 2007, 06:04:24 PM
i never seen a ecplised before.:cry  hopefully later when i'm 100 years old. oh wait i'm already am:cry  lol
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: Octavius on March 03, 2007, 06:42:47 PM
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Originally posted by Gunslinger
it's light out here so No moon for us.


You should be able to see a little bit.  fluff'n clouds at my location. :(

(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42635000/jpg/_42635571_eclipse416.jpg)
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: lasersailor184 on March 03, 2007, 06:54:22 PM
What's the difference between Fully Visible and Totality Visible.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: DREDIOCK on March 03, 2007, 08:14:31 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
What's the difference between Fully Visible and Totality Visible.


thats a hell of a good question

Perhaps that chart was drawn by two people. the "fully" visable done in England.
The "Totally visable" done by some California valley girl

Wait. Fully visable couldnt have been done in England. It it were it would be discribed as "Quite fully visable"

"Part visable" was o doubt done by some inner city kid in the projects

;)
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: Maverick on March 03, 2007, 08:24:39 PM
The visible states probably refer to when the moon is up in that part of the world. The eclipse will only happen at a specific time, but the moon may not be above the horizon for part of the world during the eclipse.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: AWMac on March 03, 2007, 08:29:16 PM
Ohhh man this is AWESOME!!!!


It's FRIKKEN RED...


Whoa...

Man... no words...

Mac
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: VWE on March 03, 2007, 11:36:28 PM
Yeah I didn't know about it before hand, just happend to be outside as it started. Though it was easy to see cause the dang thing was so bright last night, makes me wish I had brought a good digital camera with zoom... woulda made a nice background for the ol 'puter.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: lasersailor184 on March 04, 2007, 12:14:31 AM
I did catch it when it was 2/3rds done.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: kamilyun on March 04, 2007, 02:03:19 AM
The end is nigh!
(http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/TECH/space/03/02/lunar.eclipse.ap/t1.moon.getty.jpg)
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: bozon on March 04, 2007, 02:37:27 AM
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What's the difference between Fully Visible and Totality Visible.

"Totality visible" means that you'll be able to witness the part of the eclips where the moon in completely (totally) in earth's shadow. Fully visible means you can watch the entire eclipse from start to finish while the moon is still above the horizon.
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: JB88 on March 04, 2007, 04:58:27 AM
my feelings on the matter are as follows...

the moon, much like this BBS, is made of cheese.

;)
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: Maverick on March 04, 2007, 08:26:17 AM
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Originally posted by JB88
my feelings on the matter are as follows...

the moon, much like this BBS, is made of cheese.

;)


Which is the main reason a rat like you is always here huh.    :p
Title: Lunar eclipse
Post by: CptTrips on March 04, 2007, 08:35:21 AM
Yeah I caught the tail end of it here in central  Texas.  At about 10 deg elevation the Moon had about a 1/4 chunk missing.  By the time it climbed to 30 deg it was a full Moon again.

Regards,
Wab