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Lunar eclipse November 8
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Nov 9 00:07 UTC 2003 |
There is a total lunar eclipse this evening from about 800 to 830 pm
EST. The moon is already about half covered.
Souther Lower Michigan is clear enought to see it!
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remmers
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response 1 of 37:
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Nov 9 01:30 UTC 2003 |
Wow! Read this item just in the nick of time. Eclipse clearly
visible here. Thanks, Bill.
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gelinas
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response 2 of 37:
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Nov 9 02:04 UTC 2003 |
Doesn't look like it'll be total, though. One edge stayed uncovered, and it
looks like the moon is coming out of the eclipse now.
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krj
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response 3 of 37:
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Nov 9 02:22 UTC 2003 |
I missed totality, saw near totality and a few other points from
Maryland.
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polygon
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response 4 of 37:
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Nov 9 04:01 UTC 2003 |
I had forgotten about this until I was driving earlier this evening
and saw the moon looking odd. I knew there was a full moon recently,
so seeing it darkened on the left side was wrong; the moon wanes from
the right. Plus, the shape of the shadow was wrong.
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jep
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response 5 of 37:
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Nov 9 05:08 UTC 2003 |
I'd forgotten about it until the football game I was watching showed
it. I sat outside for about 45 minutes, watching the shadow cover
most of the Moon. It got pretty cold but I enjoyed it.
I then got out my telescope, but I'm not very good at using it, and
didn't see much through it.
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rcurl
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response 6 of 37:
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Nov 9 05:46 UTC 2003 |
It is a total eclipse geometrically, but not total in terms of
illumination, as refraction of light by the earth's atmosphere
still illuminates the moon.
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gelinas
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response 7 of 37:
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Nov 9 05:51 UTC 2003 |
I dunno; there was a sliver along the eastern edge (the bottom, looking east)
that was still reflecting the Sun's light, not the Earth's.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 37:
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Nov 9 06:01 UTC 2003 |
I should have written that it *cold* be a total eclipse geometrically
but not for illumination. I think the earth is big enough that the
umbra of the earth can totally cover the moon. I'm not sure, however,
how much light would still reach the moon by *diffraction* around the
earth even if the earth had no atmosphere.
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sj2
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response 9 of 37:
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Nov 9 06:02 UTC 2003 |
Any copper/red moon viewings??
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gelinas
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response 10 of 37:
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Nov 9 06:02 UTC 2003 |
Yes, a total eclipse is possible; I've seen them before. Just not tonight.
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remmers
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response 11 of 37:
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Nov 9 16:36 UTC 2003 |
Re #9: The moon looked distinctly red when I viewed it during the
eclipse.
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jep
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response 12 of 37:
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Nov 9 17:33 UTC 2003 |
How often do lunar eclipses happen?
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jep
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response 13 of 37:
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Nov 9 17:34 UTC 2003 |
Also, do lunar eclipses always occur during a full moon?
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gelinas
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response 14 of 37:
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Nov 9 18:02 UTC 2003 |
I, too, saw the Moon as red during the eclipse.
Yes, lunar ecplises can only occur when the Moon is full. Just as solar
eclipses can only occur when the Moon is new.
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rcurl
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response 15 of 37:
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Nov 9 18:13 UTC 2003 |
I saw an observation that the color of the moon during a total lunar
eclipse depends on the amount of dust and clouds in the earth's
atmosphere, so it is the refraction in the earth's atmosphere that is
responsible for the moon's illumination.
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bru
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response 16 of 37:
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Nov 9 19:26 UTC 2003 |
they happen about twice a year.
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slynne
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response 17 of 37:
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Nov 10 00:05 UTC 2003 |
I saw it as it was almost finished as I was leaving the movies. It was
cool.
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naftee
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response 18 of 37:
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Nov 10 01:21 UTC 2003 |
I missed it, and I saw its beginnings. Darn.
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sno
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response 19 of 37:
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Nov 10 01:30 UTC 2003 |
I didn't know about this, but when I was in the car and the moon
started with a small chunk out of the upper left corner I got very
suspicious. Checking space.com confirmed the event much to my
absolute joy. It was great.
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other
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response 20 of 37:
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Nov 10 05:14 UTC 2003 |
Saw it just beginning as I went in for the John McCutcheon concert
in Royal Oak, and caught near totality for a moment during the
intermission, which McCutcheon claimed to have timed specifically so
we could catch it. I cynically suspect he was merely taking good-
natured advantage of fortuitous timing.
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anderyn
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response 21 of 37:
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Nov 10 14:58 UTC 2003 |
We managed to watch it, and took out the binoculars/telescope to do so better.
The neighbor kids all came out and watched with us. It was very fun.
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djf
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response 22 of 37:
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Nov 11 20:50 UTC 2003 |
For those curious what the eclipse looked like, I took some pictures
as the eclipse progressed over Grand Traverse Bay, MI and created a
collage. The coppery tinge of the eclipsed moon is clearly visible.
You can see the collage at:
http://www.dfred.net/public/misc/lunar-eclipse-20031108/
There are 800x600 and 1600x1200 versions. You are welcome to use the
images for your own personal computer background if you like, but any
other use, display, distribution, etc. is prohibited. Thanks and
enjoy...
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jiffer
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response 23 of 37:
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Nov 11 21:38 UTC 2003 |
Is it possible to purchase a print from you? That is breath taking.
Augusta, GA was severely overcast, and we didn't even get to see a
twinkle of a star that night.
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tod
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response 24 of 37:
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Nov 11 21:47 UTC 2003 |
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