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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 18:12:47 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 10, 2010 19:08:16 GMT
How lovely! I do believe the moon is yawning.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 11, 2010 21:25:06 GMT
I took this pic of the moon and Venus from our balcony when we were on holiday....
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 12, 2010 1:14:05 GMT
Classic! The faint blush of light at the bottom adds to the beauty.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 17:45:38 GMT
Great shots!!! 'Twas a classic moon to be sure last night,and all the stars and planets so clearly visible.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 14, 2010 21:39:41 GMT
Jupiter's in the sky atm....wish the clouds would stay away long enough for us to set up the scope....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2010 23:47:59 GMT
More great shots on here. cheery, I'd like to see Jupiter, but it's too cloudy here as well.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 22, 2010 16:48:11 GMT
Did anyone get any lunar eclipse photos to post on here?
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2010 16:56:00 GMT
Kimby, I took pictures, but am not optimistic about their being any good. I'll get them off the camera later and see.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 10, 2011 18:30:50 GMT
Poked my camera in the eyepiece of our 6" reflector telescope...not brilliant but you do get a good view of the craters along the shadow line.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 10, 2011 18:46:07 GMT
Cool! I wonder if it looks different during an eclipse than a normal crescent moon would? (Your task - go outside tonight and take a photo for comparison.)
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 10, 2011 18:52:10 GMT
The above pic was taken last night....
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Post by Kimby on Jan 10, 2011 18:56:10 GMT
Oops, my bad. I thought yours was an eclipse photo. (Your task - photograph the next solstice eclipse in 2094. )
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2011 20:43:04 GMT
Great picture, cheery. I think I might try that, pointing camera through a telescope lens..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 15:31:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 17:32:36 GMT
Yes,Cheery's Jupiter is one of the more fabulous pics I've seen of late!! I really,really love yours as well Kerouac.
(Is there a reason why this hidden gem of a thread is not in the Image Bank?)
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Post by tod2 on Jan 16, 2011 18:35:42 GMT
I want a 6" reflector telescope - brilliant photo!!
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Post by tod2 on Jan 20, 2011 11:48:09 GMT
We were surprised last night with this big yellow penny coming up over the trees on the farm across the road - Was hoping to capture a different angle tonight but it is completely overcast today.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 19:05:52 GMT
Yes, last night was indeed a full moon. One of my colleagues asked me if the residents of my mother's nursing home had been as out of control as at her mother's place. (But, no -- all calm at my mother's place.)
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Post by tod2 on Jan 21, 2011 16:57:38 GMT
Wow Kerouac, that surprises me - the fact that it's full moon in the northern hemisphere at the same time as the southern?! It shows I don't know too much about the moon & stars so hope someone can explain......
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Post by onlymark on Jan 21, 2011 17:53:56 GMT
Now, if I can only zoom in on it and keep it in focus -
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 17:57:40 GMT
Fine photo Tod2!!!It was overcast here last night also. I was in a major hurry on Monday night and was going out. I didn't have near the amount of time I wanted to capture the oh so luminous full moon. GRRRRR!
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Post by onlymark on Jan 21, 2011 17:59:01 GMT
tod, as far as I know it will be a full moon wherever you are, as long as it's the right time of day to see it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 16:12:27 GMT
Mark, which one of those lights in the sky is the moon? Thanks for the effort anyway. Some of my pics of the moon aren't any better.
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Post by Kimby on Feb 7, 2011 20:49:05 GMT
The moon phase depends on where the moon is in relation to the sun and earth, not where a viewer on earth happens to be.
When the earth is between the sun and moon, roughly every 28 days, it is a full moon. (And if the earth's shadow falls on the moon, it is a lunar eclipse). Everyone on earth will see it as a full moon during that 24 hour period, 1 rotation of the earth.
When the moon is between the sun and earth, we see its dark side and it is the "new" moon. If the moon's shadow falls on the earth, it will be a solar eclipse, because for those in the shadow the moon will block their view of the sun.
HTH, tod.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 9, 2011 20:33:47 GMT
February 18th & 19th the rising moon is at perigee (appears bigger)...should look pretty beautiful..and large. On 19th in particular in the eastern sky the moon can look quite large (not huge or anything...just bigger than usual) www.lunarplanner.com/LunarPerigee/index.htmlLets just hope it isn't cloudy....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 19:05:36 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 20, 2011 17:04:09 GMT
I AM SO JEALOUS...... we've had nothing but thick cloud since Thursday... Lovely images K2.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 22, 2011 4:31:48 GMT
The widget:
Okay, moony-eyed ones ~~ you all will have to please report if the widget on this sub-board is of any use to you.
I think it is set on central time (GMT minus 6 hours), with no way to over-ride that.
A suggestion: if you want to look at the daylight map, try right-clicking to select "open link in new window" in order to avoid navigating away from anyport.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 15:46:15 GMT
Why would it have to be useful? I think it's pretty cool.
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