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Cigaro
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PostPosted: 14:18 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Eclipse Reply with quote

Just a headsup, there is apparently a lunar eclipse tonight. Think it's at about 11ish and visible from most places in the UK.
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PostPosted: 14:46 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Patrick. Wink Karma

Hope it's no too cloudy....
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PostPosted: 15:07 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Typical for 2 weeks its been clear skies here and sun, today its overcast Rolling Eyes Always when there is a solar of lunar eclipse.
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PostPosted: 15:15 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

3am
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PostPosted: 17:07 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

UrbanRacer wrote:
3am


Seconded.

From about 11pm you should be able to watch it happening though Smile
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PostPosted: 17:35 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

3:26am to be precise Cool
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

What time would that be for my side ?
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PostPosted: 20:03 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anything from 5 or 8 hours later I think. Confused
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PostPosted: 20:16 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jon B wrote:
Anything from 5 or 8 hours later I think. Confused


Or before, seeing as we are 5 hours behind on the east coast ?

I don't know I just woke up Mad
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Its pronounced Jixxer!
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PostPosted: 20:19 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

begins around 20;00 Rolling Eyes


It's not being shown in the States McGee..... Razz
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PostPosted: 20:28 - 20 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 00:26 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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From about 11pm you should be able to watch it happening though


Nothing yet, pretty bright tonight also.


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PostPosted: 04:09 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see nothing, fecking fog & clouds Mad
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PostPosted: 13:36 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did anyone get any decent pics? The moon goes over my flat around 1am so i couldn't see it, looked very cloudy as well.
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PostPosted: 14:24 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't see anything (although admittedly I was only up till 2ish), far too cloudy Sad
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PostPosted: 14:53 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was up till 2ish as well, quite clear down this end but still couldn't see fuck all except a nice shiney white full moon.

I was too stoned to bother staying up till 3 Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:20 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was night time and very dark so I could only see this
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PostPosted: 15:50 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least someone got a decent picture Walloper!
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PostPosted: 15:58 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

©1999 Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 17:52 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

1:30 became very cloudy, checked about 2ish and couldnt see anything.
Small parting in the cloud tho gave some sight, you could just see it start.
Bugger if I was staying out tho, too cold.
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PostPosted: 17:53 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walloper wrote:
It was night time and very dark so I could only see this


this you will find that was a sonar eclipse not a lunar one.

cheers
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PostPosted: 19:01 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattjs895 wrote:
Walloper wrote:
It was night time and very dark so I could only see this


this you will find that was a sonar eclipse not a lunar one.

cheers
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Sonar? You could hear the eclipse? Wink
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PostPosted: 21:54 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was Lunar.
https://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html

Plus, the next solar eclipse is 1st Aug 2008, According to THIS

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Solar_eclipse_animate_%282008-Aug-01%29.gif
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PostPosted: 21:58 - 21 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

T1z3R wrote:
©1999 Rolling Eyes



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PostPosted: 02:17 - 22 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

strag wrote:


Sonar? You could hear the eclipse? Wink


well done for spotting the deliberate mistake Wink Smile have a cookie Thumbs Up
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