BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!

Subject: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: red_clay
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 07:50 PM

i am an amateur astronomer and have been since my early teenage years!
this is worth looking at Wednesday night!!

OCTOBER'S IDEAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

This Wednesday the 27th, the full Moon will undergo a deep total eclipse
lasting for 1 hour 22 minutes, when it will be high in the eastern sky
after dark for most observers in the Americas. Europe and much of Africa
also get a good view of the eclipse, but at a less convenient time: before
dawn on Thursday morning. Don't miss it -- this is the last total lunar
eclipse until 2007.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: GUEST,Cattail (no cookie)
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 08:12 PM

Thanks for the info Red Clay!

I'm glad you told us otherwise I would have missed the chance of
seeing it.

Thanks again.

Cattail !

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: open mike
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 09:29 PM

more space news:
Space Weather News for Oct 25, 2004 http://spaceweather.com

BIG SUNSPOT: During the weekend, sunspot 687 grew impressively. It's now almost 10 times wider than Earth, and it is surrounded by a number of other growing 'spots. Solar activity, low for weeks, could increase in the days ahead.


LUNAR ECLIPSE: Don't forget, there's a lunar eclipse this week visible from six continents. In the Americas, the event begins Wednesday night, Oct. 27th, at 9:14 p.m. EDT (6:14 p.m. PDT).

Visit http://SpaceWeather.com for more information.

also see this: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/041022_eclipse_guide.html

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: bbc
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:06 PM

Thanks for this info. Hope the clouds don't keep us from seeing it!

bbc in NY

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:44 PM

Anyone know if we will be able to see it in Oz? Sounds like maybe not.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:46 PM

My half-Pagan, half-Catholic wife is having some sort of women's gathering Thursday night, to celebrate the eclipse and cross-quarter day. My stepson and I aren't invited, so we're going to watch a sci-fi movie on the floor above. I've threatened to turn the subwoofer up to full power.
-Joe Offer, curmudgeon-

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:55 PM

I suppose we down under miss out...

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Pauline L
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 11:53 PM

Red_clay, thanks for reminding us.

In the past, I've had my best views of total lunar eclipses on the Internet.

Pauline

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: MBSLynne
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 06:30 AM

I'll look out for it...hope the sky is clear. What time does it begin if you are in UK though?

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Gillie
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:17 AM

What time is that in the U.K. please???

Gillie

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:26 AM

As long as the UK have GMT (you never can be sure with those islanders), you should visit the 2nd link open mike posted, middle of page.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:43 AM

Well, my reckoning makes it just after midnight Wednesday, lasting til about an hour before dawn Thursday (based on the fact that my bedroom window faces east and when we drew the curtains at 7.00amish this morning, it was still dark). One for the insomniacs I think...

Darkest bit seems to be about 3.00am. Best get my wooly socks out I think.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: freda underhill
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:59 AM

If you like these things, its worth checking out this site:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040525.html

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: RAT-W
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 09:07 AM

Thanks for that. I didn't know that there was a lunar eclipse on Thursday. If I miss it, I'll catch it in 2007, if your right.

The Rat.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 09:17 AM

It's not an eclipse, it's A Sign.

Politically it means that Kerry (or maybe Bush, the Sign isn't real clear) will win the US election. What IS clear is that whichever wins the people lose.

Religiously, it means that Sun Myong Moon is being seem as what he is and will be going into eclipse as a religious leader. It also says something about the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury coming to terms and re-establishing Roman Catholicism as the state religion of England, the deposition of QE2, the return of Thomas a Becket, and the ascendancy of Diana.

Agriculturally, it would not be wise to plant root crops until the moon starts to come out of the eclipse, at which time you should plant all you can as quicly as you can (potato farmers in Idaho, for instance, have turned their planters into racing machines). At the beginning and until the exact middle it's a good time to cut calves, too.

Astrologically, the moon will be in the eleventh house and Aquila will be ascendant; Camelleopardus will be declining, and Pluto will be putting the moves on Venus while Mars glowers and drinks too much at the bar and Jupiter is laughing his ass off at the whole thing.

Scientifically -- oh, hell, something about shadows and the sun and the Earth and really, who can believe stuff like that crap?

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: MBSLynne
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 10:17 AM

Damn! Why can't they arrange lunar eclipses at a better time, like when it's warm and sunny????

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Mrrzy
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 11:44 AM

Ummm - cross-quarter day?

Love the idea of it being a Sign! Esp. for Bush who really believes he's God's something or other...

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 11:57 AM

I'm with Pauline, the best views are on the Internet. That way, it doesn't matter whether it be cloudy or cold! We just had a partial solar eclipse Oct 14th. In case y'all didn't know, solar and lunar eclipses always travel together.

That is why I keep this page handy in my weather folder favorites.

And this page is my home page.

Today's photo isn't very sexy, but often it is, and the information always fascinating and entertainingly written.

Access to stuff like this is what makes the web so wonderously amazing to me. Along with being able to be in the eye of the hurricane, or watch volcanoes erupt with a birds eye view.

Helps me keep things in proper perspective, like:

Fuck the election.

Go Red Sox.

It truly is an awe-inspiring, wonderful, mystical world we live in when you turn off the TV and radio and tune out the hysterical static of the US electoral war mongering...

Space music. Boston beat the Yankees. Lots of good movies to watch, food to eat, wine to drink.

Life is good.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: pdq
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:04 PM

red_clay - Did you have any luck selling your bass?

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: red_clay
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:16 PM

not yet,pdq....interested?? $1000.00

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:19 PM

If ya seen one, ya seen 'em all

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: pdq
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:29 PM

red_clay - My question had more to do with fishing.

If you have any CDs to sell I will send a PM.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: s&r
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 05:47 AM

Too late if you didn't see it. Just for info, this tells you quite a lot, and it comes from Greenwich observatory, home of GMT

Stu

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 06:00 AM

What is BST, and what's the difference between it and GMT?
Make haste, please.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Mr Red
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 06:12 AM

British Somer's Time - that is when the yellow clock with the rapper swords on it at the Somer's Folk Club springs forward 1 hour until Halloween when it falls back.

(Albion in Worcester every Fri night)

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: s&r
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 06:21 AM

Daylight saving - in the summer the 'normal' time or GMT is moved by one hour to give longer evenings. Returned to GMT at the end of October. For a period Double summer time was tried which moved two hours. I think the'jetlag' was too much. Currently some politician - can't remember his name - is suggesting different time zones for England/Wales and Scotland.

Stu

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 07:37 AM

Thanks, folks, for the speedy answer.
Special thanks to you, red clay, for the information. I have missed a lot of lunar eclipses because of the bad weather an hope that this time the skies are not cloudy all day.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: s&r
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 08:51 AM

oops - still time to see it. I was working in mars time

Stu

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: GUEST, Cllr at work
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 08:58 AM

I nearly had a fit, My wife really wants to see it and I thought I missed it, it was only because I finished the thread that I realised I hadn't I've set the alarm! Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Rapparee
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:14 AM

As the eclipse passes you, the Earth will silently vanish, just as the moon is gobbled up by Snathgothra, Elderich God Of Silently Vanishing Worlds. You won't notice this because you don't notice much of anything.

But there is something you can do to make Snathgothra vomit back up the world. Something known to your ancestors, who did it often before and why it is that the world isn't resting somewhere in Snathgothra's innards.

You must give Snathgothra a great big whopping dose of spiritual Ipecac. The way to do this is to make is so unpleasant to keep the world down that Snathy just brings the whole thing back up as quickly as possible.

So don't bathe today. Eat lots of food like beans and cabbage. Wear stinky clothes. But most importantly, talk about US politics. Ain't nothing that will make a world-eating Evil Spirit puke faster than hearing Bush saying that Kerry is a fraud and a wimp and Kerry claiming that Bush is a ventroliquist's dummy who couldn't find his way out of a room with an open door.

Heck, I feel the same way.

Of course, if the Red Sox win it will negate whatever you do and we'll stay down.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 12:47 PM

According to the times given, totality in the UK should last from about 3.23 - 4.45 bst. It's rather cloudy at the moment so I don't think that I'll try and wake up for it . . . perhaps if I get up for a pee in the night . . . nah - I'll never remember.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 01:54 PM

And, it's completely overcast here...not much chance of it clearing.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 04:20 PM

Hi Dave - same over here. Pee the clouds away, please, to give me a chance an hour later.
Best compliments to the Girl.

Wilfried

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Metchosin
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 05:06 PM

whoopee! As evident by the Mount St Helens webcam, it looks as if we are going to have an uncommonly cloudless night here on the wet coast.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 08:40 PM

1.30am, it started a while ago now... and all I can see are orange clouds that haven't so much as twitched in the last hour. They're low clouds so no chance of them shifting either, the colour is from the reflection of the sodium glare lights used over much of London.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Cllr
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 08:41 PM

iots cloudy as hell here can't see a thing ... Dang

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:16 PM

Absolutely clear here in Maine. I have a camera ready.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Cllr
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:18 PM

post me a photo 8-(

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: mg
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:38 PM

It looks like there is an eclipse right now...thought you guys said tomorrow..but maybe in Europe?? Looks like a cloud is covering the moon but we had a totally cloudless day.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: moonglow
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:50 PM

The eclipse was going along fine... until I walked back outside and SUDDENLY THERE WERE CLOUDS. They hadn't been there before either; it was as if they materialized to spite me, and Dylan won't stop singing Aquarius.

you know... "when the moon is in the seventh house..."

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Joe_F
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:50 PM

It's 28 October for GMT, but (mostly) 27 October in the U.S. 9:48 p.m. now in Boston, and it's about half eaten up.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: mg
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 09:51 PM

I'm sure thinking today is Tuesday but it sure looks like an eclipse. mg

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 10:35 PM

It cleared off and I got to see it! Wow! Awesome!

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Alba
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 10:44 PM

It was really cloudy all day here in the Backwoods of Maine but a breeze came up tonight so I walked to the Lake and I stood freezing my B*** off for half an Hour.
Well worth it....Awesome is the word Sorcha.
Blessings
jude

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: CarolC
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 10:55 PM

It was great here in Alabama. We got some video footage of it too.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: MMario
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:17 PM

looked pretty dang good here in the finger lakes too - we told my great niece Cookie Monster was eating the moon - she decided she was more comfortable watching it from inside at that point - but then ate a cookie as she watched the eclipse - and suddenly started laughing - "eat cookie like monster eat moon!"

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: dianavan
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:51 PM

Just came in from looking at the moon. The dark part was tinged with red and there was a silvery edge on the outside. Its a very cold, clear night.

d

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: mg
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:55 PM

it's 9 pm here PST USA and just a sliver is reemerging...but you could always see the outline of the moon and a pale version of it..

mg

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Mooh
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:56 PM

Came out from my Wednesday evening jam and there was a great wash of grey/black clouds skittering across the eclipse. I ran home and tried a couple of quick pictures, I doubt successfully. The kids uttered the obligatory oohs and aahs, and I still find it full of wonder.

I'm damn glad I could see it.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:17 AM

Bloody, effing SUNNY Colorado where they all think they're going to mold away if the sun doesn't come out every single day and we've had clouds and rain for over a week, including TONIGHT! No luck! Thanks for the links. At least I will see it that way.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: MAG
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:19 AM

I watched the first half with a bunch of friends, and now at home I'm running out periodically to watch the moon grow full again.

And listening to "Howlin' at the Moon" by Bonnie Koloc at the moment.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:38 AM

Well, it's still cloudy here in the Yook, but it's 5.30am too.... The cloud broke up a little about an hour ago, and I managed to see this strangely positioned crescent moon, sitting there like some celestial fingernail with an exquisitely bright french manicure. Alas, now the orange cloud has taken over again and it's actually getting darker.

I can't say it was worth staying up for, but I will say that being an insomniac has its unexpected benefits.

Back off to bed now, where hopefully a warming welcome awaits me from Max the cat.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 12:55 AM

Wow !! a big break in the clouds and Sister Moon is hanging there like a bright white jewel..... almost complete, illuminating almost as brightly as day. Now THAT was worth staying up for.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: mack/misophist
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 01:38 AM

It was a nice show, albeit a little drawn out. The moon was low and large. For a change, the clouds behaved themselves. Nice.

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: GUEST,Sn'athgothra
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:23 AM

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: GUEST,Sn'athgothra
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:26 AM

Stupid people who can't spell your name right. Stupid people who design computer things.

I saw the eclipse. I caused the eclipse. I swallowed Earth, and I have to say that never before in all the eons have I been left with such a bad taste in my mouth as this time.

Why don't you people DO something?

Gak!

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: freda underhill
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:54 AM

this site should have a photo of it soon, for us aussies who missed out!

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041027.html

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 11:00 AM

It was a partly cloudy warm evening here in North Texas. We saw the eclipse up to the point when the moon was completely dark, but then the clouds moving in obscured the event until it was over. Only when I was checking to see if the doors were all locked before bed did I look out and see that the yard was once again lit by moonlight. But it was a lovely event, and the kids and I took turns with the telescope (we're still getting the hang of it) and the binoculars (a really good instrument for looking at the moon, all things considered). Thanks for bringing this to our attention, red clay.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: lunar eclipse wednesday night!!!
From: Pauline L
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 02:42 PM

Some photos of the eclipse are beginning to appear on the Internet here. I am sure that there are others, but I'm at work and IT blots out a lot of things from the Web (an internal eclipse). There should be lots more photos in the next few days. Stay tuned.

MMario, I love your grand-niece's analogy for the eclipse. Smart girl!