Lunar Eclipses, 2014-2015 |
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Lunar Eclipses, 2014-2015 |
  Apr 11 2014, 08:16 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
For those of you who like to watch the night skies, there is a Tetrad of lunar eclipse coming starting April 15th.
 You can read more details about them at this link..... A Tetrad of Lunar Eclipses Keep watching those night skies!! 
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Apr 13 2014, 10:35 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Interesting link, Hopefully we will be able to view the event.
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Apr 14 2014, 10:01 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Sideways snowstorm hit us really hard last night but the skies are suppose to be clear tonight.
I would really like to see this one so hopefully the skies behave tonight. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Apr 14 2014, 01:51 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
The weatherman says that they will, so we shall see!
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Apr 15 2014, 05:56 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 It was perfect! I hope everyone else got a good view last night. 
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Apr 15 2014, 06:13 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
I was able to watch the entire event.
I had some traveling to do so I planned my trip so that I would be driving from about 11:30 PM till about 3 AM. I took lots of pictures but they are kind of blurry. It was great viewing. not a cloud in the sky, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Apr 16 2014, 07:12 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Very cool Woody! Tim and I watched it together, he was more excited than his birthday. Times together with your son.....priceless!! One article worded it really good. Seeing the red color of the moon was like watching all the sunrises and sunsets all over the world at one time. Even saw Mars with it and saw Spica turn blue in the eclipse!!!  Don't you just love this big blue ball we live on. Next one will be in October.....not long before the Orionid meteor showers. That would be cool to see together! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Apr 16 2014, 08:18 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Quote from SpaceWeather.com
QUOTE Why red? A quick trip to the Moon provides the answer: Imagine yourself standing on a dusty lunar plain looking up at the sky. Overhead hangs Earth, nightside down, completely hiding the sun behind it. The eclipse is underway.
You might expect Earth seen in this way to be utterly dark, but it's not. The rim of the planet is on fire! As you scan your eye around Earth's circumference, you're seeing every sunrise and every sunset in the world, all of them, all at once. This incredible light beams into the heart of Earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow and transforming the Moon into a great red orb. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Apr 16 2014, 11:58 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
So here is my best pic of the eclipse. It went from being a brilliant bright bulb in the sky to a soft glowing light. The original Mood-lighting.
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Sep 25 2014, 11:18 AM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 18-September 14 From: Colorado Member No.: 118,130 |
Cool picture Woody! Another lunar eclipse is going to happen on the 8th of October, so keep your eyes open.
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Sep 25 2014, 11:20 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
and the one on the 8th peaks at about 0500, so you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to see the best part!
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