OT - Lunar eclipse

QuikSand · 11-09-2003, 07:55 AM

Did anyone catch the eclipse last night? I think it was the clearest I have ever seen, it was very clear even from our fairly well-lit neighborhood. From our location, it looked a little bit brown, but I understand that can vary place to place.

Here's a link for more info. Good look!

ice4277 · 11-09-2003, 08:20 AM

Yeah, I checked it out as well, very cool, I don't think I had ever actually seen one personally, so it made for some good viewing.

maximus · 11-09-2003, 08:53 AM

I saw it. Since I live in Wisconsin.

Alan T · 11-09-2003, 09:06 AM

Yep, One of the nice things about living in the middle of no where.. no street lights, house lights, etc.. so star gazing, or events like this are great fun at my house..

Such ashame it was around 20 degrees though.

Craptacular · 11-09-2003, 09:19 AM

Saw the one earlier this year, but was in a casino the entire time last night.

wbonnell · 11-09-2003, 09:20 AM

unfortunately it was too cloudy in central tejas

Ksyrup · 11-09-2003, 09:30 AM

We had bad weather in Jacksonville (where I am this weekend). Didn't see anything until after 10pm, and that point, it just looked like a regular quarter moon. Nothing spectacular at all.

PilotMan · 11-09-2003, 09:41 AM

Saw it well last night. In fact, we had the whole family in the living room with the lights out for a little Astronomy lesson. The best that I have seen.

JAG · 11-09-2003, 10:34 AM

It was the second lunar eclipse I've seen. It was a great view of it...looked like a lifeless rock sitting in the sky...which I guess it is anyway.

sterlingice · 11-09-2003, 11:00 AM

I wanted to check it out, but it was cloudy.

SI

JeeberD · 11-09-2003, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by wbonnell
unfortunately it was too cloudy in central tejas

Same in north Texas. Been cloudy and rainy most of the week...

sabotai · 11-09-2003, 12:07 PM

It was cloudy where I live...AGAIN! (Was cloudy the last lunar eclipse too)

Abe Sargent · 11-09-2003, 04:48 PM

Pretty.

-Anxiety

Chief Rum · 11-09-2003, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
Saw the one earlier this year, but was in a casino the entire time last night.

There's probably a moral parable in there somewhere, but I like to gamble, too, so I ain't gonna say it.

CR

wheels · 11-09-2003, 05:04 PM

took my son out to see it while we were at dinner. after we came back in, he promptly told our waitress we just saw paper clips of the moon.

Nyarlahotep · 11-09-2003, 05:38 PM

Was cloudy here, but luckily not the part of the sky where the moon was.

sterlingice · 11-09-2003, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chief Rum
There's probably a moral parable in there somewhere, but I like to gamble, too, so I ain't gonna say it.

CR

Was it that I should be working on a Weather Dominator(TM) so that I never have clouds again during an eclipse? If that wasn't it, then perhaps I've taken the wrong motivation to start my career of cartoonish supervillainy.

SI

Chief Rum · 11-09-2003, 07:52 PM

You're on the right track, SI. If I were you, I would have started work on a big sun shield to blot out the sun, so that the whole town would be forced to use power from my nuclear plant.

That, or you could hook up with Scorpio. He runs the eastern seaboard.

CR

Ben E Lou · 11-09-2003, 07:53 PM

It was a clear night where I was in Central Florida. Plus, I was at a camp in a remote part, so very little light pollution to deal with. It had a definite reddish tint. Pretty cool!

Godzilla Blitz · 11-09-2003, 08:27 PM

Cool stuff. I was playing outside with my son in front of our house. Crystal clear night here. Watched it for about an hour. Son kept saying, "Moon gone!"

sterlingice · 11-09-2003, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chief Rum
That, or you could hook up with Scorpio. He runs the eastern seaboard.

CR

He stiffed me with the Denver Broncos. Screw him.

SI

tucker342 · 11-09-2003, 11:00 PM

I saw it, very cool

Suicane75 · 11-10-2003, 02:43 AM

Jamie Luner is hot.
I'm high.
Hello.

11-09-2003, 09:06 AM	#4
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Yep, One of the nice things about living in the middle of no where.. no street lights, house lights, etc.. so star gazing, or events like this are great fun at my house.. Such ashame it was around 20 degrees though. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

11-09-2003, 09:30 AM	#7
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	We had bad weather in Jacksonville (where I am this weekend). Didn't see anything until after 10pm, and that point, it just looked like a regular quarter moon. Nothing spectacular at all. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-09-2003, 09:41 AM	#8
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Saw it well last night. In fact, we had the whole family in the living room with the lights out for a little Astronomy lesson. The best that I have seen. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

11-09-2003, 11:00 AM	#10
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I wanted to check it out, but it was cloudy. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-09-2003, 04:48 PM	#13
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Pretty. -Anxiety __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

11-09-2003, 08:20 AM	#2
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Yeah, I checked it out as well, very cool, I don't think I had ever actually seen one personally, so it made for some good viewing.

11-09-2003, 08:53 AM	#3
maximus Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Where the system is screwed	I saw it. Since I live in Wisconsin.

11-09-2003, 09:19 AM	#5
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Saw the one earlier this year, but was in a casino the entire time last night.

11-09-2003, 09:20 AM	#6
wbonnell College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Round Rock TX	unfortunately it was too cloudy in central tejas

11-09-2003, 12:07 PM	#12
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	It was cloudy where I live...AGAIN! (Was cloudy the last lunar eclipse too)

11-09-2003, 05:04 PM	#15
wheels Creative Director, Grey Dog Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Madison, WI	took my son out to see it while we were at dinner. after we came back in, he promptly told our waitress we just saw paper clips of the moon.

11-09-2003, 05:38 PM	#16
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	Was cloudy here, but luckily not the part of the sky where the moon was.

11-09-2003, 07:52 PM	#18
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	You're on the right track, SI. If I were you, I would have started work on a big sun shield to blot out the sun, so that the whole town would be forced to use power from my nuclear plant. That, or you could hook up with Scorpio. He runs the eastern seaboard. CR __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

11-09-2003, 07:53 PM	#19
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	It was a clear night where I was in Central Florida. Plus, I was at a camp in a remote part, so very little light pollution to deal with. It had a definite reddish tint. Pretty cool! __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

11-09-2003, 08:27 PM	#20
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Cool stuff. I was playing outside with my son in front of our house. Crystal clear night here. Watched it for about an hour. Son kept saying, "Moon gone!" __________________ Current Blog Projects: Final Fantasy: Lost in Japanese Kaboom Review

11-09-2003, 11:00 PM	#22
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	I saw it, very cool

11-10-2003, 02:43 AM	#23
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Jamie Luner is hot. I'm high. Hello.

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