Winter Solstice

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flight Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 99 Posts: 296 Credit: 976,732 RAC: 0	Message 1058345 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 6:59:04 UTC Last modified: 21 Dec 2010, 7:00:38 UTC
	here is a live feed of the lunar eclipse http://www.ustream.tv/spacevidcast ____________
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dcappello Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 249 Credit: 164,950,260 RAC: 19,969	Message 1058357 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 8:07:38 UTC
	Lots of clouds and light pollution in Dallas: ____________
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Cosmic_Ocean Send message Joined: 23 Dec 00 Posts: 2081 Credit: 6,732,183 RAC: 4,661	Message 1058366 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 8:35:10 UTC
	I just froze for two hours outside with my telescope. Clouds started rolling in pretty heavy and I couldn't see through them anymore. Packed it up and went inside. Never got to see one of these through a 'scope before. At 38x, you could see the shadow moving across craters, though it was slow-going. ____________ Linux laptop uptime: 1484d 22h 42m Ended due to UPS failure, found 14 hours after the fact
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B-Man Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 01 Posts: 253 Credit: 147,366 RAC: 1	Message 1058374 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 8:59:40 UTC
	Very bad clouds in New England. Worcester Ma could see the moon early in the night but it was gone by the time the eclipse came around. I had a sliver barely visible around 2:17 AM ET. Could not see the shadowed part at all though the clouds. ____________
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6231 Credit: 27,520,302 RAC: 8,320	Message 1058375 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 9:25:22 UTC - in response to Message 1058374. Last modified: 21 Dec 2010, 9:28:26 UTC
	Very bad clouds in New England. Worcester Ma could see the moon early in the night but it was gone by the time the eclipse came around. I had a sliver barely visible around 2:17 AM ET. Could not see the shadowed part at all though the clouds. partial clouds and drizzle here, but I did see the last sliver disappear. Um.. it is a full moon. If you saw the sliver, you saw the eclipse. Edit: west coast is back to a half moon visible. Still partially obscured here. ____________ Janice
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34194 Credit: 345,319,058 RAC: 552,675	Message 1058379 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 9:49:50 UTC
	Snowstorm here....so no chance to view the event. ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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xx Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 166 Credit: 3,450,910 RAC: 0	Message 1058432 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 13:31:48 UTC
	It was clear and chilly here in Jacksonville, FL. Perfect eclipse viewing weather. I put a lounge out in the back yard and lay out under a couple of blankets from 1:30 - 2:30 watching it go to totality. Glad I'm retired and don't have to go in to work this morning. Chuck ____________
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ML1 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 7141 Credit: 3,686,511 RAC: 962	Message 1058433 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 13:32:09 UTC
	Cloud and freezing fog here this morning :-( And that's the second one here that I've missed due to cloudy/wet UK weather :-( :-( Keep searchin' Martin ____________ Mandriva Linux A user friendly OS! See new freedom Mageia2 The Future is what We make IT (GPLv3)
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34194 Credit: 345,319,058 RAC: 552,675	Message 1058442 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 13:52:57 UTC - in response to Message 1058433.
	Cloud and freezing fog here this morning :-( And that's the second one here that I've missed due to cloudy/wet UK weather :-( :-( Keep searchin' Martin I hope you are a vampire, because the event is not likely to happen again in YOUR lifetime. ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6231 Credit: 27,520,302 RAC: 8,320	Message 1058446 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 14:12:54 UTC
	Full moon, on a solstice, with a total lunar eclipse.. Maybe another 3-400 years ____________ Janice
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Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 7461 Credit: 39,744,534 RAC: 34,323	Message 1058448 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 14:15:43 UTC - in response to Message 1058442.
	Cloud and freezing fog here this morning :-( And that's the second one here that I've missed due to cloudy/wet UK weather :-( :-( Keep searchin' Martin I hope you are a vampire, because the event is not likely to happen again in YOUR lifetime. No, lunar eclipses are fairly common - about five a year, the BBC are saying - and they can be seen from anywhere in the world if the moon is above the horizon. Except the UK, of course. Beautifully bright, crystal clear moonlit and starlit night here around 23:30 UTC, but it had clouded over by 01:30 It's the total solar eclipses which are rare, and location-specific. I saw my one (and probably only) in March 2006, and I had to fly to Turkey to see it (and I had to go and read the front of my souvenir T-shirt to check the date, lol).
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bj Send message Joined: 11 Oct 00 Posts: 131 Credit: 47,647,893 RAC: 78,929	Message 1058450 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 14:26:08 UTC
	Next one in 2094 bj ____________
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arkayn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 3089 Credit: 40,440,198 RAC: 66,036	Message 1058560 - Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 0:21:24 UTC
	I had no chance to see it as my alarm went off at 3:25 this morning and it was raining buckets. ____________
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flight Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 99 Posts: 296 Credit: 976,732 RAC: 0	Message 1059139 - Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 17:38:06 UTC - in response to Message 1058450.
	Next one in 2094 bj I dont think that ill wait for that one lol ____________
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6231 Credit: 27,520,302 RAC: 8,320	Message 1059171 - Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 19:54:34 UTC
	Full Lunar eclipses are uncommon. During a full moon much more uncommon. Full lunar eclipse, during a full moon, on a solstice, extremely uncommon. Gallileo was under house arrest during the previous one. ____________ Janice
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Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 854 Credit: 20,235,105 RAC: 21,056	Message 1059176 - Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 20:21:23 UTC - in response to Message 1059171.
	Full Lunar eclipses are uncommon. During a full moon much more uncommon. Full lunar eclipse, during a full moon, on a solstice, extremely uncommon. Gallileo was under house arrest during the previous one. You can find eclipse dates on NASA'a Eclipse web site at http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html. There will be 2 total Lunar eclipses in 2011. Martin
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soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6231 Credit: 27,520,302 RAC: 8,320	Message 1059182 - Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 20:50:56 UTC - in response to Message 1059176.
	Full Lunar eclipses are uncommon. During a full moon much more uncommon. Full lunar eclipse, during a full moon, on a solstice, extremely uncommon. Gallileo was under house arrest during the previous one. You can find eclipse dates on NASA'a Eclipse web site at http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html. There will be 2 total Lunar eclipses in 2011. Martin And how many during a full moon? ____________ Janice
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Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 854 Credit: 20,235,105 RAC: 21,056	Message 1059215 - Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 23:19:06 UTC - in response to Message 1059182. Last modified: 23 Dec 2010, 23:20:17 UTC
	And how many during a full moon? For a Lunar eclipse, the moon has to pass through Earth's shadow, either partially or fully, so the moon has to be in Full phase. The opposite is true for a Solar eclipse, when the moon's phase is always New. Have a look at this page: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html. Martin
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Thomas Stull Send message Joined: 22 Dec 06 Posts: 4 Credit: 149,337 RAC: 0	Message 1060894 - Posted: 29 Dec 2010, 17:06:16 UTC
	Sadly, it was overcast in New Mexico and I didn't get to see it.
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