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Interests => The Science Club => Topic started by: thundley4 on December 17, 2010, 02:31:59 PM
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Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse.
See for yourself on Dec. 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth's shadow. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light will play across the snows of North America, throwing landscapes into an unusual state of ruddy shadow.
The eclipse begins on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21st, at 1:33 am EST (Monday, Dec. 20th, at 10:33 pm PST). At that time, Earth's shadow will appear as a dark-red bite at the edge of the lunar disk. It takes about an hour for the "bite" to expand and swallow the entire Moon. Totality commences at 02:41 am EST (11:41 pm PST) and lasts for 72 minutes.
If you're planning to dash out for only one quick look -Â it is December, after all -Â choose this moment: 03:17 am EST (17 minutes past midnight PST). That's when the Moon will be in deepest shadow, displaying the most fantastic shades of coppery red.
Link (http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-solstice-lunar-eclipse-december-21st.html)
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Thank you for the heads up..
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Thank you for the heads up..
Yeah right. Are you going outside at that time? My ass isn't.
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So, the longest night of the year will be moonless for over an hour. Kinda Creepy :whistling: Maybe those Mayans were off by a couple years :tongue:
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Cool. I sat ouside with a few friends and some adult beverages and saw the last one.
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Can't wait to see it. :)
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Something in Revelations that the moon will be blood red.........
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Yeah right. Are you going outside at that time? My ass isn't.
I get up usually a few times during the night so if I remember I will look outside. If it is a clear night.
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So, the longest night of the year will be moonless for over an hour. Kinda Creepy :whistling: Maybe those Mayans were off by a couple years :tongue:
There was some speculation that the Mayan calendar was off as much as four years in comparison to the Gregorian calendar.
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How often do you get to witness an event that has not been seen since the year 1378, over half a millennium, 632 years ago? Of course, weather will make or break the viewing, and it appears the much of the west coast of the USA will be socked in with a significant winter storm at that time.
Here’s the USA forecast for cloud cover. Blue is clearest, gray is cloud cover.
For those that can see it, the moon will likely appear as a deep coppery red, like this 2003 eclipse photo at left. ...
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/12/17/lunar-eclipse-and-winter-solstice-to-coincide-first-time-since-1378/
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Well, it should be clear where I live. I know I'll be outside with the cellphone camera.
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Very cool. I'm going to have to dig my tripod out of the closet.
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Very cool. I'm going to have to dig my tripod out of the closet.
I've tried taking pictures of full moons before, but have never figured out the right settings.
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From what I have read, it's similar to taking pictures of fireworks. Minimum aperture (F32) and a long shutter speed (prefferably manual, held open with a remote release) and focus set on infinity (the sideways 8 on your lens). I've never had an opportunity to actually try it, so I'm not entirely sure if this is correct.
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I might spend some time tonight trying to figure out the settings for a digital camera. I've only messed with the PASM settings once or twice. My area is supposed to have cloud cover for the eclipse anyway.
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Not being far from Mike, I hope to enjoy the total lunar eclipse. I'll have to get out my digital camera and figure it out, too. I have the box nearby and I'm certain the instructions are in there, too. It always helps when one RTFM. I also have a tripod, but I'm thinking I'm going to have to go up the hill for a better view/ pictures. Down here in the Red River valley kind of sucks as far as sky watching.
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According to the cloud cover map, all of Nevada will be cloudy. I am not paying any attention to that since Tuesday is a ways off still. This is a time I really wish I had a high end camera. My camera is a typical point and shoot digital. I'll still play around with settings and see if I can get a decent shot.
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Projected to be cloudy here. It was short of a total eclipse but really wasn't dramatic in effect at all, just made the Moon look different and cut down the ambient light for awhile.
God knows what kind of crazy hi-jinx the hillbilly Muslims in back-country Afghanistan and Pakistan will get up to over it.
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Not being far from Mike, I hope to enjoy the total lunar eclipse. I'll have to get out my digital camera and figure it out, too. I have the box nearby and I'm certain the instructions are in there, too. It always helps when one RTFM. I also have a tripod, but I'm thinking I'm going to have to go up the hill for a better view/ pictures. Down here in the Red River valley kind of sucks as far as sky watching.
You're a man.
Real men don't RTFM.
I live with two who frequently tell me that "real men don't RTFM...it is unnecessary".
Yep...that's why I read it and know how to do something sooner than they do..... :yahoo:
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I really wish I hadn't had to sell my Nikon and tripod.
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Looks like we are going to miss it in Nevada. :(
Damn rainy weather from California.
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I'm going to miss it too, I think, but I might stay up just in case. Currently , we are getting some freezing mist.
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I'm going to miss it too, I think, but I might stay up just in case. Currently , we are getting some freezing mist.
Y'all's weather is heading this way....rain, sleet, snow possible here by morning. California's weather should be getting here Christmas Eve - Christmas Morning.... :(
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I never saw it as it was cold and cloudy outside.
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I never saw it as it was cold and cloudy outside.
Same here, with a very cold drizzle added in... :(