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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2010 23:29:43 GMT
That's gorgeous Kerouac. I love the moon when it's at that waxing crescent phase. I saw it Saturday evening rising against a deep deep blue and didn't have my camera.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2010 2:19:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2010 11:50:06 GMT
Very nice, casi.
It's too cloudy to get a good pic of the moon today, will try when it clears up.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2010 22:59:37 GMT
The moon has been beautiful lately. This one I took the other day. Last night was a huge moon, it lit up the whole area. Magnificent. I'll see if I can get a picture of it tonight. But for now:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 13:47:34 GMT
Taken a couple of nights ago:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 14:39:09 GMT
I'm so glad you caught it Deyana!! It was spectacular,looming over the city last night,so brilliant,riding in the convertible underneath it (w/out my camera... )!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 17:34:33 GMT
It is a brilliant moon. Not sure if I wasn't a day too early though...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 17:42:56 GMT
Last night was true full. Still a lovely shot though.(You gotta read SKYWATCH woman,keep up to date on these celestial events!!! )
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 21:35:22 GMT
Will do. I've been so busy lately. But am determined to get the absolute full moon, next month. Let's try and get as many people to get a picture of it on the same day. It will be interesting to see.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 21:36:50 GMT
p.s. confession: I got my boyfriend to take that last pic of the moon for me! I was too scared of all the mosquitoes out there that night.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 18:28:06 GMT
July 11th there will be a total solar eclipse, if you're lucky enough to live on Easter Island. www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~harwood/443a6bd7.jpgJuly 11th 2010 Total Solar eclipse at 19 degrees Cancer 19-33 GMT Visible from South America [Total: South Pacific, Easter Is., Chile, Argentina]. The Wall Street Journal yesterday had a wonderful map tracking the paths of all the upcoming solar eclipses in the next 20 years. Unfortunately, they won't let me access it online without logging in, which probably means that if I try posting a link to it here, it won't be accessible for others, either. resize large picture
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 19:03:09 GMT
I wonder when the next total eclipse is due to happen? Wasn't there a partial one that could be seen in North America some months back? I do remember viewing it.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 19:40:52 GMT
The map only shows total eclipses, deyana. The next one in Montana is Aug. 21, 2017. (I'd mark my calendar except it doesn't go out 7 years!)
You'll get one in Eastern Canada that also crosses Mexico and Texas on April 8, 2024. Northern Alaskans and Bering Islanders will see one March 30, 2023. That does it for North America for the forseeable future.
Northern Australians will get one November 13, 2012, Icelanders will see one March 20, 2015, and Indonesians on March 9, 2016. The northern parts of both Chile and Argentina will be darkened by an eclipse on July 2, 2019.
August 12, 2026, one will cross Greenland and Spain and another crosses North Africa on August 2, 2027. (Egyptians will see that one as well as another on March 20, 2034.) South Africa's next total eclipse is Nov. 25, 2030 and the path of that one will also cross Australia, which will also have an eclipse on July 22, 2028. China gets eclipsed on September 2, 2035.
Except for the 2026 Spanish eclipse, Europeans are out of luck, unless they want to pay big bucks to join an eclipse tour elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 19:43:29 GMT
Most of the photos are dreadful. Raise your hands if you are in favor of deleting the worst ones.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 21:02:13 GMT
Most of the photos are dreadful. Raise your hands if you are in favor of deleting the worst ones. What are you going on about, K2? What photos? On this thread? Your remark seems out of context.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 21:10:03 GMT
I think they are quite good on this thread actually.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 21:18:55 GMT
It's hard to get a well-focused photo of the moon, since most pocket cameras these days think "infinity" means less than a mile, for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 21:45:00 GMT
Wow, that's a long time to wait, Kimby. At least in Montana you only have until 2017. I never knew there were such things as eclipse tours.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 21:52:26 GMT
It's hard to get a well-focused photo of the moon, since most pocket cameras these days think "infinity" means less than a mile, for sure. Yes, I know. That's why I think they are bad. Mine are just as awful as most of the other ones. Just wondering if you think of every photo as a personal "child" and therefore "beautiful" even when it isn't.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 22:07:08 GMT
Some photos convey information regardless of their beauty or lack thereof.
For awhile, this thread was relocated to the Science board by the administrators, so the images apparently weren't the point.
I agree that they aren't often as stunning as clouds or flowers. Perhaps you should start a NEW thread called Moon and Stars - Calendar Quality Images. Or let those who like to play on this thread play here.
BTW, I meant to post all the eclipse references on the Skywatch thread, so will repost them there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 22:12:34 GMT
Good idea. Yes, I know that it is not the actual quality of some of the photos that counts, and many are very worthwhile even when they are not perfect. I was just hoping that somebody else would admit that some of the photos are crappy. Apparently not.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 8, 2010 22:16:13 GMT
(If it makes you feel better, K2, I agree that some of the images of the moon are fuzzy and not up to par. Knowing how hard it is to photograph the night sky, I've kept my yap shut about it, though. )
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 22:26:51 GMT
Well, I admit my photos are mostly not very good. Most of the ones on here were taken by my old camera and one or two with my new camera. It's so, so hard to get a good picture of the moon though. I'm in awe at some of the other posters photos of the moon on here though, some are amazing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2010 21:13:22 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Oct 23, 2010 6:36:38 GMT
That moon is taken over your building, not so?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2010 13:41:21 GMT
One I took recently. After all this time, I finally found out that I have a night mode on my camera. And a crescent moon, the other night:
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Post by tod2 on Oct 23, 2010 14:00:36 GMT
Deyana those photos are really beautiful! Well done and thanks for showing us.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2010 18:22:03 GMT
Yes, those photos are a definite improvement, deyana. (Some day I will find the night mode on my camera, too.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 14:56:51 GMT
Thank you , both.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 15:01:49 GMT
That moon is taken over your building, not so? Actually, that was near the Monoprix, but just about 3 or 4 buildings from mine.
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