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Old 08-28-2007, 02:46 AM   #1
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I got up at 4 AM just to see the Lunar Eclips this morning and check out thing on the computer, taken a break every now and them to go to the front of the house to see the moom but I'm afraid that by the time the Eclips is taken place, the moon will be behind the mountain that sits in-front of our home.
Oh well
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Old 08-28-2007, 04:05 AM   #2
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5 AM. My wife, daughter and I went for a ride out into the open to see if we could catch a glimpse, but it has rained here in southern Manitoba; still too cloudy.
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Old 08-28-2007, 04:34 AM   #3
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At work right now. We've been taking turns watching it. For once we have a lovely clear night. Beautiful site.

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Old 08-28-2007, 05:27 AM   #4
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I had a good view and watched until it was complete, saw a pale red glow.
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Old 08-28-2007, 06:11 AM   #5
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I got up at 4 AM just to see the Lunar Eclips this morning and check out thing on the computer, taken a break every now and them to go to the front of the house to see the moom but I'm afraid that by the time the Eclips is taken place, the moon will be behind the mountain that sits in-front of our home.
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Old 08-28-2007, 09:33 AM   #6
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AH HA! That explains it! I've been up late the last few nights working like a dog. Last night the full moon was so bright it was like daylight out, then when I shut er down at 3am it was pitch black, I've had my head burried in my work and didn't even know there was an eclipse

Too bad I didn't actually LOOK outside!
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Old 08-28-2007, 05:19 PM   #7
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We lucked out and got up just in time to watch. Cold clear night made for a great sight to behold. Then back to bed and a few more hours of sleep.
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Old 08-28-2007, 05:54 PM   #8
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.....a beautiful crisp clear night last night (one good thing about life Hi atop Iron Mountain FINALLY )

I was wise enough to try NOT to move the other mountains to the east and north of me, choosing instead, the easier option of waiting till the MOON was in the south eastern part of the sky!

What a view, I don't think I've ever seen the Copper Moon (as its called) before!
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Old 08-29-2007, 01:05 AM   #9
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Meteor Shower THIS Saturday for those in the far West US and Canada.

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/h...ts/9332696.html

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Old 08-29-2007, 01:19 AM   #10
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Saw some of the Perseid meteor shower down in Idaho. Sat outside on lawn chairs and didn't even need a jacket. What a treat - to see the night sky and not be wearing a parka!

Hoped to see the lunar eclipse last night, but all I could see was that it got a little bit darker. The only clouds in the sky were covering the moon. (But I saw some bats zipping around.)
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Old 09-02-2007, 06:24 PM   #11
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We were camping at the Elora Gorge (Ontario). Got up at 4:30 and walked up to the comfort station and then to the fence-line where we had a perfect view of the entire eclipse. Stayed until nearly 6am, taking pictures and talking to the nice man who came up and offered us his binoculars then went back to our campsite for coffee.
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Old 09-03-2007, 02:19 AM   #12
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Missed the eclipse here in Carolina.
However, this evening I discovered a useful site for predicting appearances of the International Space Station, which
is a grand sight if you have never seen it. Here's the link:

http://www.heavens-above.com/

It guides you to other visible satellites too.
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Old 09-03-2007, 01:54 PM   #13
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We were camping at the Elora Gorge (Ontario). Got up at 4:30 and walked up to the comfort station and then to the fence-line where we had a perfect view of the entire eclipse. Stayed until nearly 6am, taking pictures
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Old 09-05-2007, 04:02 AM   #14
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Thanks for the picts Roy, and as for the meteor showe I didn't get to see that either. But last night while sitting in the outside Hot Tub, we did see a helicopter go by in the night sky
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