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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-14-2003 10:19 PM
   
hey pen  http://space.com/spacewatch/lunar_eclipse_feature_030509.html Stages of the May 15-16, 2003 Lunar Eclipse
By Joe Rao
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 07:00 am ET
09 May 2003 STAGE 1 Moon enters penumbra The shadow cone of the Earth has two parts: a dark, inner umbra, surrounding by a lighter penumbra. The penumbra is the pale outer portion of the Earth's shadow. Although the eclipse begins officially at this moment, this is in essence an academic event. You won't see anything unusual happening to the Moon -- at least not just yet. The Earth's penumbral shadow is so faint that it remains invisible until the Moon is deeply immersed in it. We must wait until the penumbra has reached roughly 70 percent across the Moon’s disk. For about the next 40 minutes the Full Moon will continue to appear to shine normally, although with each passing minute it is progressing ever deeper into the Earth's outer shadow.
[Edited 1 times, lastly by theseeker on 05-14-2003]
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Mech
Resisting the NWO
Northeast USA
3907 posts, Sep 2002
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posted 05-14-2003 10:24 PM
Quarky.
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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-14-2003 10:31 PM
.^.
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Lulu
ice behaving badly
right here
2440 posts, Dec 2000
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posted 05-15-2003 12:01 AM
Kewl...hope I get a good view...!
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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-15-2003 12:12 AM
it's like a jinx around here with celestial events :/Thursday. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent. Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Mech
Resisting the NWO
Northeast USA
3907 posts, Sep 2002
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posted 05-15-2003 12:14 AM
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Mech
Resisting the NWO
Northeast USA
3907 posts, Sep 2002
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posted 05-15-2003 12:16 AM
Here's a moon for ya' Seeker.  There, happy?
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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-15-2003 12:31 AM
is that your face or your ass ?I can't tell the difference... 
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quarky
North Carolina
667 posts, Apr 2001
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posted 05-15-2003 06:46 AM
Hey guys!
Sounds like you've got the same weather forecast that I do here seeker  Maybe it will just be partly cloudy so we can all catch a glimpse.
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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-15-2003 01:10 PM
hope so the last time the orange and red were really cool !
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quarky
North Carolina
667 posts, Apr 2001
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posted 05-15-2003 11:39 PM
Hey! Where are all the eclipse viewers? Still outside? It was completely overcast most of the day, and it started raining this afternoon. I was so bummed. BUT, it cleared up at exactly the moment the eclipse started!!!!! Awesome! I;m going to go back outside and take one last look before I go to bed... I hope ya'll got to see it too
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theseeker
One moon circles
Damnit...I'm a doctor jim
3297 posts, Jul 2000
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posted 05-15-2003 11:53 PM
we got to see it until it was completely covered...no dramatic colors this time...then the cirrus obscured it fairly well...now still cloud cover but a nice cresent until november
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Raelven
Elentári
Númenor
123 posts, Feb 2003
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posted 05-16-2003 12:09 PM
S. CA had a cloudless sky (late start, thx PST) for the entire viewing, was absolutely stunning to see the deep red color and wow does an event such as this drive home just how small of a speck we are in the universe... makes most troubles seem insignificant, if only for a short while.------------------
Elen síla lumenn' omentielvo!
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FLKook
Chemspiracy Realist
East Central Florida
1388 posts, Apr 2001
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posted 05-16-2003 05:53 PM
We had partially clear skies with a few thunderstorms here beachside. Of course a couple of those were covering the moon from about 8PM till midnight. All the while I could see the stars right above my head, how frustrating! Even the glass of cabernet didn't take the edge off. The best we got was a tinge of pink through the lightening lit clouds. Bummer.
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Proud Veteran
Senior Member
United States
205 posts, Jan 2003
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posted 05-17-2003 04:55 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raelven:
"was absolutely stunning to see the deep red color and wow does an event such as this drive home just how small of a speck we are in the universe... makes most troubles seem insignificant, if only for a short while."
That's exactly how I felt the first time I saw an eclipse. We are just a speck in the universe
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