Total Lunar Eclipse of March 2007 is over

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MeteorWayne

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Just a reminder, tonight is a total lunar eclipse.<br />The penumbral phase (barely noticeable) has just started.<br />The umbral phase starts at 21:30 UT<br />Totality starts at 22:44 UT (5:44 EST), hence for most the US East coast the moon will rise in totality.<br />Total eclipse ends 23:58 UT.<br />Umbral phase ends 01:12 UT. <br /><br />Edited title to past tense <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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{bump} <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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dragon04

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Unless some miracle occurs, I won't get to see it. Overcast here through Monday. <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Well there are some thin spots, I forgot what part of WV are you in? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Here's the current NE US Sat pic. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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The umbral phase has just just started. This will be visible as a tiny dark crescent creeping across the moon. Should be visible anywhere east of the Atlantic....up to western Australia and Viet Nam; further east than that the moon has set. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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tom_hobbes

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Yep. Little nibble out of the bottom left side from here. Nice clear night too. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>
 
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tom_hobbes

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I don't have a good zoom lense so it'll be difficult to get anything decent but for what it's worth, as of 2 minutes ago. 21.52 GMT <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Good enough, thanks!<br /><br />Weather looks "hopeful" here in NJ, less than an hour till moonrise. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Totality has started.<br /><br />3 minutes to moonrise here in NJ!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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tom_hobbes

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It's one of the better Lunar Eclipses I've seen. Beautiful. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Yes, very nice. The umbra is receding now. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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The umbral part of the total eclipse is over. Soon it will be a "normal" full moon. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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5billionyearsearlier

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My husband and I saw the Eclipse very well here in Manchester, UK... The sky was clear and the moon had a dull reddish/orangey glow. Through the finder scope it looked a bit like Mars!<br />We saw Saturn with the naked eye as well so had a brief look at that too <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <br />I'll get my husband (5billionyearslater) to put a piccy up <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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5billionyearslater

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Last nights viewing certainly was terrific!<br /><br />We have an 8" Newtonian Reflector and Sony Cyber-Shot digital camera. We used a 25mm eyepiece which produced an f/5 but the camera is an f/6. Pictures were rather dull, but here is one of them....
 
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winkdinkerson

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My girlfriend and I went out to watch the eclipse. I set up my digital camcorder to record it but it was my first attempt & I bet more than a few of you can guess at how well that went.<br /><br />I was looking hard for it and it paid off because it was only totally eclipsed for a very short time after moonrise here. We sat outside and recorded as much as we could though.<br />Now I'm on a quest to find out how I can make a better effort at recording objects in the night sky, I just hope it doesn't mean having to buy a new camera.<br /><br />I'm using a Canon ZR85 in case someone wants to PM me some ideas.
 
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5billionyearslater

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I guess it really depends on how serious you are about astronomy. If you would like to take it up as a hobby, you almost certainly have to get a telescope and SLR camera (Single Lens Reflex)<br /><br />However, it is worth noting that if you want to image stars and other deep sky objects, you will need a camera that has a manual exposure time as it takes a good bit longer to "capture" deep sky objects and stars.<br /><br />Planets can be photographed with a camera or even a webcam.
 
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winkdinkerson

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Well, I don't want to buy a new Video Camera.<br />When it comes to an SLR, I'm having a hard time finding one that isn't digital. I don't think I have the budget to get a DSLR & a telescpoe.<br />I'm not sure where to find an older SLR with no electronics at all. I think some of the older SLR's have something for shutters called a B setting that lets the lens focuses on infinity, and you can set the aperture diaphragm yourself. <br /><br />
 
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3488

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From here in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom, it was really good. I took some pictures & will put some on here.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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tropicalzone

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from winnipeg eclipse was ending as moon rose so half hour after moon rise it was back to just plain ol full moon
 
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