12-10-2011, 12:15 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2009
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GDT: Lunar Eclipse - December 10, 2011
Anyone else planning to check this out? I am going to try and get up and snap a few pictures if I can get a good view.
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Total#Lunar Eclipse on December 10
Set your alarm to get up early on Saturday, December 10 and step outside to witness the last total lunar eclipse until April 14, 2014. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the earth's shadow. Beginning at around 5:00 am MST you will start to notice some limb darkening. Then at 5:45 am the moon will begin to enter the dark umbra portion of the earth's shadow. This is the start of the partial eclipse. The moon will be completely inside the shadow beginning at 7:05 am and this is the start of totality. Mid eclipse occurs at 7:32 am MST and ends at 7:57 am. The moon will set below the western horizon during the ending partial phases of this eclipse. One will notice as the moon enters into totality it takes on a deep orange/red colour. Although the moon is inside the earth's shadow it is still dimly lit by sunlight that skims the edge of the earth and is refracted towards the moon. What you are actually seeing on the moon's surface is light from all the world's sunsets and sunrises in real time.
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http://calgary.rasc.ca/hlithdr.htm
The weather forecast appears to be in our favor.
I would be interested in seeing other peoples photos of the event.
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dear god is he 14?
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12-10-2011, 12:27 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Well I am planning on waking up then to keep studying for my test at 9AM tomorrow(today) so I guess I'll venture outside and take a look before the moon sets.
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12-10-2011, 12:35 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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Exactly my plan as well. Got a 9 am class at the U of C today. Gonna be strange since I'm actually a UBC student (doing distance ed for the last few courses of degree) and I've never had a weekend exam before. With the eclipse, today just seems like a strange and unique day overall. Here's hoping for good things to happen.
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12-10-2011, 12:35 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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cool I will be at work... I will take my camera with me
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12-10-2011, 06:10 AM
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Looking pretty good. If you are up, poke your head outside, and look at the moon slowly consuming itself.
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12-10-2011, 06:36 AM
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Update:
Moon is now more eclipsy than it was at 6:10.
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12-10-2011, 06:40 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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No light pollution southwest of the city, just me and the dogs stepping outside and checking it out in the quiet of the country.
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12-10-2011, 06:56 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Almost at totality. Looking pretty sweet.
I'm heading out to springbank to see if i can get a better view.
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dear god is he 14?
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12-10-2011, 06:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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And it's disappeared!
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12-10-2011, 07:07 AM
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And the last sliver of the suns reflection and life giving glow has faded away. Leaving what looks like an eerie glowing ember hovering in the sky.
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12-10-2011, 07:14 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
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I started walking towards it, to get a better look, then realized that might take forever. So I stopped. Orangish glow.
Cowperson
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12-10-2011, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by pylon
And the last sliver of the suns reflection and life giving glow has faded away. Leaving what looks like an eerie glowing ember hovering in the sky.
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Well your description was much better than mine!
Here's a quick very crappy picture of the Lunar eclipse:
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12-10-2011, 07:33 AM
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No eclipse to be seen here. But man that sky sure looks impressive!
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12-10-2011, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Cowperson
I started walking towards it, to get a better look, then realized that might take forever. So I stopped. Orangish glow.
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Please tell me you had your camera!
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12-10-2011, 08:25 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Sorry, wasn't able to get a good picture. I did manage to get the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" stuck in my head though.
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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'
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Originally Posted by Icon
dear god is he 14?
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12-10-2011, 08:42 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Found a picture from southern california on wikipedia already.
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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'
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dear god is he 14?
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Last edited by carom; 12-10-2011 at 08:47 AM.
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12-10-2011, 10:56 AM
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Slightly off topic, but is the servers clock an hour behind?
I noticed all my posts are 1 hour behind from when I made them.
Edit: WTH after I made this post, they are on time..... weird. Must have something to do with my work computer.
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12-12-2011, 01:36 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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06:56 AM
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Almost at totality. Looking pretty sweet.
I'm heading out to springbank to see if i can get a better view.
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06:58 AM
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And it's disappeared!
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lol
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