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Lunar Eclipse on Saturday from 10.45 pm till Midnight

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    #32
    hamster
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    mike65 wrote:
    Spooky!

    Mike.

    yea! So dark... gawd! That's a really thin sliver now.... 2244 seems to far away from my pov.


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    #33
    mr_angry
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    The redness is starting to come through now.


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    #34
    ninebeanrows
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    Looks really cool now with the rest of the moon starting to redden, and the white cap on the top!


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    #35
    CrowdedHouse
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    Mist/high cloud in Oranmore now :mad:

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #36
    pp_me129
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    I am makin a gif anime image of the whole thing taken pictures here in waterford every 2-3mins zoom not as good AS SOME PEOPLES HERE BUT SURE..

    Will post up tomorow and moon just dissapeared in waterford


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    #37
    rediguana
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    Why's the moon RED? I thought light didn't bend? And the moon has no atmosphere, so it can't be partially-lit dust...

    Sorry, I just noticed someone asked already...


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    #38
    vallo
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    An amazing view from my attic in Dublin - just the odd wispy cloud.
    And a real bonus is seeing Saturn - thanks Hamster - though it seems to be up and to the right as per the map posted. We are pretty sure we see the rings - well a sort of sideways elongation of the bright blob.


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    #39
    vallo
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    rediguana wrote:
    Why's the moon RED? I thought light didn't bend? And the moon has no atmosphere, so it can't be partially-lit dust...
    I heard it explained today.
    The red hue is the light from all the earths sun-rises and sun-sets. So it is our atmosphere that is making the lights rays scatter and red light is the only light that reflects onto the moon.


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    #40
    hamster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭hamster


    vallo wrote:
    An amazing view from my attic in Dublin - just the odd wispy cloud.
    And a real bonus is seeing Saturn - thanks Hamster - though it seems to be up and to the right as per the map posted. We are pretty sure we see the rings - well a sort of sideways elongation of the bright blob.

    no bother at all... I'd like to make out the moons.. but Saturn is a bit too high for me now using binos - creaking my neck :p


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    #41
    Wisesmurf
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    any more pics?


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    #42
    rediguana
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    vallo wrote:
    I heard it explained today.
    The red hue is the light from all the earths sun-rises and sun-sets. So it is our atmosphere that is making the lights rays scatter and red light is the only light that reflects onto the moon.


    It's a nice image - sunrise and sunset on opposite sides of the globe sprinkling a red tinge over the moon.

    It's better than what I had imagined, that it was the devil that was causing it ;)

    Cheers, Vallo!


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    #43
    g5hn710m4xpdwy
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    Moon is almost gone slight red coming on here :) Cant see Satern from my bedroom window, will go out into the garden and have a look


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    #44
    Delphi91
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    Here's a later view.

    Mike


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    #45
    civdef
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    Back in to warm up a bit, not much to see now really till around 23:20.

    First pic @ 22:26
    Second @ 22:32
    Third @ 22:39


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    #46
    civdef
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    Couple More

    First @ 22:46
    Second @22:49
    Third @ 22:59

    As you can see the last few have got fairly blurry, exposure times of 15-20 second and a breeze aren't helping.


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    #47
    Mothman
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    Fairly red in Wicklow

    Digiscoped picture taken at about 22:45
    8 sec exposure, blurred but captured colour well.


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    #48
    Steffano2002
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    I'm gutted I sold my bloody tripod a few ago now! :mad: Could have taken some really nice pics with my 300mm lens!


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    #49
    Cionád
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    Looks pretty sweet to me :)


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    #50
    hamster
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    civdef, Delphi - they are awesome shots! The red comes out well with exposure and magnification. Not so much by eyesight alone. Oh well. Thanks for taking time to put 'em up.

    *edit* Methinks I spy a nice dark red hue on the proceeding now... 23:24... mmmm!


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    #51
    CrowdedHouse
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    Was about the best I could manage.....

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #52
    robk24
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    totality...


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    #53
    gonker
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    amazing here in drogheda...i have a house full of teenagers all standing outside with their mouths open.....amazed at it all


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    #54
    civdef
    Registered Users Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭civdef


    robk24, that's spectacular, through a scope? Guessing it is due mirror image..

    Anything I've taken since (Sony A100 & 300mm lens) is too noisy to make anything of due to the low light available.


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    #55
    darkmaster2
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    robk24 wrote:
    totality...


    WOW!
    Can`t see much here because of the clouds, so its cool to get some nice pics !


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    #56
    robk24
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭robk24


    samsung digimax a4 4mp camera using eyepiece projection on a 8" newtonian...

    also using a SLR piggybacked on same scope but on film so no pics till tuesday :(:(:(


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    #57
    generalmiaow
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    This is great! Can't wait to get pictures developed! I left my digital camera at a friend's house so he's taking pictures for me with it.


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    #58
    mike65
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    Did anyone see Aertel? "Lunar Eclipse Expected tonight" :D

    Mike.


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    #59
    Snowbie
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    Weathercheck wrote:
    Looks really cool now with the rest of the moon starting to redden, and the white cap on the top!
    Look WC that white cap is snow,even the moon gets snow while us on the coast still gets rain:D

    Great view from Howth summit away from the city lights.A red sphere against the background stars makes for a great sight.


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    #60
    nacho libre
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    That was most excellent. A Lunar Eclipse and then a brief period of stormy weather early this morning.


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    #61
    is_that_so
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    Snowbie wrote:
    Look WC that white cap is snow,even the moon gets snow while us on the coast still gets rain:D
    Shouldn't this be in Conspiracy Theories? :rolleyes:

    the event was very interesting and certainly worth the time.
    Can anyone explain the 2029 date I read mentioned as the next "visible" one in Ireland? As I understand it the next full lunar eclipse in Europe is next year.


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