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pies4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia
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Moon eclipsed in rare show
August 28, 2007
RARER than a blue moon, the moon is set to turn blood red tonight in a free night spectacular.
The full moon eclipse will be visible in Melbourne from 6.52pm to 9.22pm tonight, with the total eclipse visible at 8.37pm.
In the first such occurrence since 2000, the Earth will block the sun's light shining on the moon, allowing only scattered sunlight to illuminate the planet's biggest satellite.
Stargazers can expect the moon to shift between shades of red, orange and yellow, as the atmosphere filters out most of the blue light.
The colours will depend on the extent of volcanic gas and dust in the atmosphere filtering the light.
Senior weather forecaster James Taylor said today the best views of the astronomical event would be in Melbourne's northern and north-western suburbs.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22321352-24331,00.html _________________ As Reg Reagan Says-Go And Get Stuffed..!! |
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fan4collingwood
Joined: 17 May 2002 Location: Seaford Rise , Adelaide SA Australia
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I am hoping its not too cloudy to see this tonight in Adelaide. Last Night was perfect for stargazing. _________________ Kaylene.
Member of the SA Magpies, http://samagpies.magpies.net
Official Supporters’ Group of the Collingwood Football Club |
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EBB
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
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fan4collingwood wrote: | I am hoping its not too cloudy to see this tonight in Adelaide. Last Night was perfect for stargazing. |
..it's overcast here and dosen't look promising. _________________ understanding stuff, with endeavour to overstand.. |
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~Madness~
...The Cat...
Joined: 29 May 2001 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Au
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It was too cloudy from where I was looking earlier...will check again soon... _________________ "whaaa whaaaaaa! |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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i've tried to take pics but my pissy little digital isn't strong enough _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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Syd_Magpies_Girl
The Russell Street Pole Dancing Bogan
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
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We had an awesome bright reddish copper view here before! _________________ Insert useless signature here -----> |
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bazdaddy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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Just had a squizz then, rather interesting really. A reddy orangey colour. _________________ The black & white jumper, worn by heroes worshipped by millions. |
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magpiesgirl
Crazy About Daisy!!!
Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: Cheltenham
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Was a sorta pinkish colour here _________________ Collingwood:Not just a club,but a way of life!
“I can honestly say there will never be another Strauchanie and the boys at the club can’t help but be thankful for that” -Nathan Buckley |
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Magpie Jack
Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Location: Bribie Island, on the Collingwood Coast
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We had a nice clear night for it up here on the coast.
Looked like a Sherrin stuck in a tree. _________________ Bob Rose....the measuring stick of humanity |
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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Location: /home/room/chair
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Once the clouds cleared, we had a perfect view down here.
Unfortunately, I have misplaced the camera mount for my tripod, so I could only take hand-held pics, but every one was too blurry to even download. _________________ Whale
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Piethagoras' Theorem
the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk
Joined: 29 May 2006
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I'd've noticed it if it weren't for some huge cow grabbing my attention. Weird _________________ Formally frankiboy and FrankieGoesToCollingwood. |
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pies4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia
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i live down in rosebud,and i got a perfect view of it. _________________ As Reg Reagan Says-Go And Get Stuffed..!! |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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Good view in Canberra. Had a look through the binoculars, and it was pretty cool. Tried to capture it with my digital camera and ended up with a picture of a tiny red dot _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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EBB
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
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It started overcast for me, then much later the sky cleared, looked OK but could've been more exciting in the country.
My happy snaps from last night. _________________ understanding stuff, with endeavour to overstand.. |
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~Madness~
...The Cat...
Joined: 29 May 2001 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Au
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Great pics ebb _________________ "whaaa whaaaaaa! |
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