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REMINDER - Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight (Wed)

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  • 20-02-2008 10:20am
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    Dr Pepper
    Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    A total lunar eclipse will be occurring tonight (Wed 20th Feb), peaking at about 3:30am :eek: I almost forgot about this one so I thought I'd post up a quick reminder about it. An excellent summary of the event by Dave Grennan can be found here:

    http://www.astronomy.ie/eclipse08.html

    Get out there and take a few photos and show them off here tomorrow!


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    heliguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭heliguy


    Any idea what the weather is supposed to be like tonight.
    recommendations for good local weather.


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    WindSock
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    Is this going to be like last years one? I hope to be awake for it.


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    Roar
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    weather is perfect in cork, full visibility of the moon so far. looking forward to this!


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    Jen Pigs Fly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭Jen Pigs Fly


    It's too cloudy over here (west dublin) won't see a thing unless the clouds clear!!
    Pity I wanted to see it!


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    Roar
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    just got very cloudy in the past half hour, hopefully it will pass..


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    big bright moon in the sky here, resisting the urge to go to sleep

    might take a nap and wake up again around three


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    Nunu
    Registered Users Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Hey everybody, first time in this forum.

    Overcast here in S. Dublin at the moment.

    Bright moon can be seen through it now, but I imagine once the moon starts dimming the clouds will ruin everything:(


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    Holsten
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    Just had a look there, can't see anything.

    Not a star in the sky... :mad:


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    Kevster
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    ...just caught a glimpse of it there through the clouds (I'm in Naas, by the way). It's very bright but I couldn't see any shadow over it yet.


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    the GALL
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    in wexford ...ready and waiting, cloud about 40%


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    Holsten
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    Can vaguely see it now, a bit of a shadow on the left hand side? Right?


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    Roar
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    cloud city here in cork, cant see a feckin thing :(


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    orestes
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    Same here in Tallaght, went out a few times throughout the night hoping it would clear up but can't see a thing :(


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    Flukey
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    The eclipse was in the early hours of the morning, and as I was working on Thursday, I wasn't going to stay up. However, at about 3:30am I woke up. Without even having to get out of my bed, I could see the moon and part of it was eclipsed. Still lying in my bed, I looked for a moment, and then went back to sleep. Still, it was good to see that much, given that I didn't expect to see anything due to the time the eclipse would be at its peak.


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    Dr Pepper
    Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭Dr Pepper


    You certainly lived up to your name there Flukey! I got up for a minute at 3:30 but it was raining and cloudy. Ah well, I'll be ready for the next one in 2010 with my Decloudinator (TM). At least Saturn is still putting on a great show as usual..


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