Feb 20 - Wild Texas Forums: Parks, Travel & Recreation

almitra · 02-10-2008, 04:25 PM

Hey guys,

a rare primetime lunar eclipse will take place on this date. These usuallu happen only late at night, but this one will occur during prime time , so the kiddos can enjoy it also. It will be the last one until 2011. Don't miss it!

riverrat · 02-11-2008, 10:20 AM

Thanks for the heads up!

srds · 02-11-2008, 07:04 PM

We will be watching ,Thanks for letting us know.

srds

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almitra · 02-12-2008, 01:02 PM

Now, if I can just remember to look for it myself....LOL!!!

srds · 02-19-2008, 07:48 PM

Do you remember about what time it starts-Thanks-getting ds's telescope setup.

srds

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Troop198 · 02-19-2008, 09:03 PM

Depends on where you are and a clear sky try this link that wont work

do a search a lunar eclipse there is a site that lets you put your city and state in

srds · 02-19-2008, 09:21 PM

Found it at Nasa Eclipse Page 7:43pm to 11:09pm hope it's clear.

srds

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almitra · 02-20-2008, 07:01 AM

I have a forecast for rain tonight.

Element · 02-20-2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by almitra

I have a forecast for rain tonight.

40% rain and cloudy tonight

Shannon · 02-21-2008, 09:09 AM

We had both a high layer of (cirrus?) clouds that fuzzed out the moon the entire time, and low bank of clouds that thankfully had enough gaps that we could at least locate the moon and have it peek out periodically from behind a cloud to reveal the eclipse's progress. No pics, sadly -- just no the conditions for it.

Check out this video from our local newspaper--that's basically all we saw from here:
Express-News Video

Element · 02-21-2008, 09:19 AM

Lots of clouds and rain here, no moon

almitra · 02-21-2008, 10:57 AM

Yup, crap weather here...had to resort to watching it on the news from elsewhere.

Shannon · 02-21-2008, 04:47 PM

Some folks have much nicer astrophotography setups and much darker night skies!
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