Moon Eclipse

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  1. capney

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    I braved minus 10C early this morning to witness the total eclipse.

    Photography was difficult because the moon was so low down on the horizon but I managed to capture a few before it vanised in total mode below the roof line.

    First picture to establish location. You can just make out the reddish colour developing.
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    Extreme zoom on this one. Almost at total
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    Final picture before dropping below the horizon
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    Nice one Robert,

    Total cloud cover here. There were only 8 earthquakes so far today, less than normal.
     
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    6 point something in Iran....
     
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    Thank you Robert, for taking those pictures.......i missed it here, the bed was too darn comfy!!!
     
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    :) Really nice pics. Caps.....Tells it like it is :thumb:.
    We saw it ok here until the end bit,then it became cloudy.
     
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    I MISSED it! [​IMG]

    :snz:

    But thanks for giving me a peek!
     
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    :cry: I missed it too... Thick cloud & snow showers while it was going on.. I sat & watched just in case but not one break in the cloud....!!!!:gnthb: Thank you Robert splendid photos, thank you so much...!!:yho:
     
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    Now that is a lovely sight, I wondered what it would look like.
     
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    Jings, I missed it. I thought it was tonight !
    We've got a clear sky and a fabulous view of the moon. I was looking forward to the show . Boo Hoo !
    Thank you for the pics Capney since it's the only sight of the eclipse I'm going to get.
     
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    Shame you missed it...
    The last time a total lunar eclipse coincided with the full moon of the winter solstice was in 1638 and it is not expected to recur until 2094.
    Can you wait that long??
     
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    Thanks Robert heavy snow and clouds here to match,brilliant images,thanks for sharing them with us.:)
     
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    Excellent Robert, makes up for us southerners not being able to see anything thanks to the thick cloud cover this morning. I went to the top of our office block to see if it was visible, had to laugh because a colleague insisted that he witnessed the start of the eclipse last night, he said everything was much brighter and had an orange glow as he came out of the pub :hehe:
     
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    :lollol: Oh John I think your mate had an "Enhanced" view of it all..... :D

    Such a shame, I would have loved to have seen it, but sadly not to be.... :thmb: Again. "Thanks Robert"...
     
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    Thanks for comments all. Makes it worthwhile getting up early and braving Minus (-10C) for a few pictures.
     
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