Lunar Exclipse

[Buffalobob]

Well, if I work out too hard my muslces get sore and I become very irritable. I also get irritable when I know I am correct and people continue to do something stupid even when told what is correct.

So being as I am really irritable at the moment for all of the above reasons I checked the weather site to see if the moon was full and all of the loonies were out in full force.

That reminded me that there will be a lunar eclipse on February 20th. It is supposed to be pretty good. I tried my hand at night photography once with wierd results.

NASA - Lunar Eclipse Page

For those of you who might like to try with better knowledge and equipment than me, you can go out and stand in the snow and take pictures if it is not cloudy.

Well, I guess I better stick to engineering as I can't spell the astronomical terms
Eclipse, Exclipse or something is likely to happen

 

[Buffalobob]

In case you can't make that one, NASA has a calendar of eclipses for the next 5,000 years.

You ever wondered what astronomers do during the day time? Make calendars for the next 1,000 years is what.

NASA Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

 

[Len Backus]

And being that I live in Wisconsin, Feb 20 is bound to be cloudy.

 

[NDNorm]

in the sky tonight

if you are aware of the biblical calender

Yahoo! Groups

Norm

 

[Buffalobob]

weather forecast could be better but then it also could be worse

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy.

 

[Buffalobob]

Its looking really good!

 

[WAMBO]

Cloud cover sucks, can't see it!

Wayne aka WAMBO

 

[Slopeshunter]

Clear skies up here. I looked great! Watched it with my 6 yr old son through his telescope from 6:45 til about 8:10.

 

[dbhostler]

Had a good look in West Central Illinoise last night. Think the Owls enjoyed it too, lots of hooting go'in on.
db

 

[geargrinder]

My family and I watched it from Main St at Disneyland.

 

[Buffalobob]

Here are two pictures from the eclipse. In the first one it is just starting. In the second one it is nearly complete and there is a star to the lower left.

 

[Len Backus]

Nice! We had clear skies, too. I would have missed it except for your thread, Jim.