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Message 1729651 - Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 22:48:50 UTC

The kitties shall be scanning the heavens to view the supermoon and eclipse tonight.
Scheduled for only a few hours from now.
Hope the skies are clear enough for good viewing.
Celestial events such as this are always awe inspiring for me.

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Message 1729663 - Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 23:53:24 UTC - in response to Message 1729651.  

We have a nice clear sky at present here in Germany. I will try to get up early to see it and take a photo or two.
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Message 1729670 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 0:20:08 UTC

There is also a full moon drum circle out here in the desert. Will not be like burning man, but should be fun. Full moon, blood moon, super moon, fire dancing, drums and uncontrolled subsances.

I'm taking out my camera for sure.
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Message 1729676 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 0:57:54 UTC

Last couple of hours here has brought in a bunch of high clouds. Don't have high hopes.
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Message 1729680 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 1:21:02 UTC
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Watching it now...the shadow is moving down from the top left hand corner of the moon...

This was the moon around seven hours ago...

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Message 1729697 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 2:33:01 UTC
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The moon has just about
disappeared from the sky!




edit:
Can you see it in California yet?
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Message 1729702 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 3:05:30 UTC - in response to Message 1729697.  
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The moon has just about
disappeared from the sky!


edit:
Can you see it in California yet?

Been in and out trying to watch it for the past half hour. It's about half way up the sky now, clear of the trees.

Can't see much but a fuzzy dull orange dot about the size of a pencil eraser.
Biggest problem is neighborhood porch lights and sky glow. Can't even see it on my iPod camera screen.

Edit: and now, can't see it at all.
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Message 1729705 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 3:12:51 UTC - in response to Message 1729702.  
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now, can't see it at all.

You should get it back in about ten minutes.
It is just starting now to get brighter up here.


edit:
Wow, I am so glad I got to see that!
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Message 1729713 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 4:20:51 UTC

Been a few more than 10 minutes.....
Moon is now about 2/3 of the way to zenith, pretty much white now. Some thin high clouds now passing through, making it look a little fuzzy again.

Yeah, I'm glad I was able to see what I could of it.....
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Message 1729716 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 5:40:02 UTC

Here are the best two I was able to take. The first was right at moonrise, the second was just as the eclipse was ending.

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Message 1729720 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 6:10:57 UTC - in response to Message 1729716.  

Thank you, for the pix. It was
fun for us. LSM and I got all
bundled up as it was cold here.
I can't recall such a moving eclipse
ever in my life.
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Message 1729725 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 6:19:09 UTC

Thanx for sharing those lovely pics guys. In Belgium the lunar eclipse started at 3am and was finished at 6.30am. Shame I missed it but I was too tired to stay awake.
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Message 1729757 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 10:28:30 UTC

Put this video together of the eclipse..

Total lunar eclipse, September 2015
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Message 1729761 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 12:10:41 UTC
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Here is a GIF of the Super Blood Moon Eclipse action that happened on Sunday 9/27/15 for anyone who missed it.




EDIT: Fixed a non-working link.
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Message 1729762 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 12:11:13 UTC - in response to Message 1729757.  

Put this video together of the eclipse..

Total lunar eclipse, September 2015


I just saw your post, I added a GIF after but decided to let it fly.
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Message 1729773 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 13:20:42 UTC

Very nice video, Russell, and cool GIF, James. :~)

I missed the eclipse, but the super bright moon greeted me this morning. :~)
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Message 1729776 - Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 13:25:38 UTC

Wow! Great photo's, video and gif!! Thank you for sharing them with us. Didn't see even a smidgeon of it unfortunately :( but your posts have made up for that :)

oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :)
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Message 1730141 - Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 22:28:15 UTC - in response to Message 1729663.  

Well none of my pictures were any good - all either underexposed or overexposed. Basically I don't know how to use my clever camera! Just for fun, here is a picture taken just before totality began:

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Message 1730148 - Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 22:50:53 UTC - in response to Message 1730141.  

Well none of my pictures were any good - all either underexposed or overexposed. Basically I don't know how to use my clever camera!

I had the same trouble, either with the clever camera, or with a slightly wobbly tripod. But I did manage this shot of the supermoon rising.

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Message 1730152 - Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 22:53:23 UTC - in response to Message 1730141.  

Well none of my pictures were any good - all either underexposed or overexposed. Basically I don't know how to use my clever camera! Just for fun, here is a picture taken just before totality began:


Yeah, that's all I got with my iPod - light orange smudges against the black of night. Glad some of our friends got good pics.
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