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Old 12-20-2010, 02:07 PM   #1
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Default Dec 20/21 2010 Lunar Eclipse!

Make sure you are checking out an awesome sight as we get to watch a lunar eclipse tonight!

http://www.spacedex.com/lunar-eclips...da-alberta.php



Alberta is -7hrs to UT, so 1:17am tonight be outside!

If you want specific times for those of you who hate math, here's the link:

http://www.spacedex.com/lunar-eclipse/


Spoiler!
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So is it tonight or tomorrow night?
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Old 12-20-2010, 02:12 PM   #3
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5:29UT is the start which is Dec 21st 10:29pm Calgary time
8:17UT is the full eclipse which is Dec 22nd 01:17am Calgary time.

Hope that helps
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hmmm a red moon eh . . . I need to borrow a baby.
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http://www.astronomycalgary.com/events/info/269

Also, weather forecast says clear, not sure I'm buying it.
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"When I see a solar eclipse, like the one I went to last year in Hawaii, I think 'Oh no! Is the moon eating the sun?' I don't know. Because I'm a caveman -- that's the way I think."
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I fully expect an ancient evil to be released once this happens.

Or a sign the flames will win tonight.
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Old 12-20-2010, 04:05 PM   #8
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5:29UT is the start which is Dec 20th 10:29pm Calgary time
8:17UT is the full eclipse which is Dec 21st 01:17am Calgary time.

Hope that helps
FYP, you had it labeled as starting on the 21st and ending on the 22nd.
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I fully expect an ancient evil to be released once this happens.

Or a sign the flames will win tonight.
Ancient evil is a point of view Carl, if you want to be a wise and knowledgible leader you need to embrace both sides of the issue.
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Here's a link to the Clear Sky Clock for Calgary. Should be clearing off by mid evening. Gonna be flippin' cold though.

http://cleardarksky.com/c/Calgarykey.html?1
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I'm debating setting the alarm for 12:30ish to try and get some pics. I'll probably do it.
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I'm debating setting the alarm for 12:30ish to try and get some pics. I'll probably do it.
Do it!
That way the rest of us can sleep and check out your pictures on here tomorrow.
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Did anyone see the meteor shower last week? It was hyped up on the radio. I stood in the freezing cold in the middle of the night in my cul-de sac and saw jack squat! Don't you be a tease, lunar eclipse.
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This might be a stupid question but here goes:

So if you're standing on the moon during a lunar eclipse what does it look like? Bright red shinning in your eyes?
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This might be a stupid question but here goes:

So if you're standing on the moon during a lunar eclipse what does it look like? Bright red shinning in your eyes?
Like a solar eclipse.
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Did anyone see the meteor shower last week? It was hyped up on the radio. I stood in the freezing cold in the middle of the night in my cul-de sac and saw jack squat! Don't you be a tease, lunar eclipse.
Didn't hear about it, but I saw a bunch on my drive home, south on highway 22. First one I caught out of the corner of my eye and thought something was flying right at my truck and hit the brakes. It was really quite good.
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Like a solar eclipse.

Yeah, but would it be all red on the moon?
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Did anyone see the meteor shower last week? It was hyped up on the radio. I stood in the freezing cold in the middle of the night in my cul-de sac and saw jack squat! Don't you be a tease, lunar eclipse.
I saw a big meteor last week, but only the one. The tail on it was about as wide as my finger in the sky, and there were multiple smaller fragments trailing the big one. It was (visually) very low and moved quite quickly across the sky. I initially mistook it for a flare or firework fired in my neighborhood, except that it was larger and faster moving (and nearly horizontally moving, not up and down).

Probably the largest meteor I've ever seen.
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This might be a stupid question but here goes:

So if you're standing on the moon during a lunar eclipse what does it look like? Bright red shinning in your eyes?
you'd be roasted dead
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