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Old 20-02-2008, 19:37   #1
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Lunar Eclipse tonight

There will be a lunar eclipse tonight, well in the early hours of the morning, with the full eclipse being between 3am and 4am approx.

I'm going to set my alarm clock to take a quick look.

More info here:

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2008Feb21.html
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Old 20-02-2008, 20:02   #2
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

Yes, noticed this. Unfortunately after over a week of clear night skies & freezing temperatures in Manchester, todays the day it clouds over...
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

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There will be a lunar eclipse tonight, well in the early hours of the morning, with the full eclipse being between 3am and 4am approx.

I'm going to set my alarm clock to take a quick look.

More info here:

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2008Feb21.html

Thanks for the headsup - Read about it a while ago and had forgotten.
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

Hoping the clouds move out as I don't want to wake up for nothing.
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

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Hoping the clouds move out as I don't want to wake up for nothing.
Me too................
we have 100% cloud cover now, but hey..........
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

Did anyone manage to have clear skies and get pictures of this?
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Re: Lunar Eclipse tonight

Well I set my alarm for 3.15am and went out to be greeted with complete overcast sky...clouds everywhere.
And I spent the most of today feeling really half asleep.

I saw nothing. I'l have to make do with these photos taken by viewers that had a better view of the sky.
Apparently the clouds shifted towards 5am to catch the final parts, but I was back in bed by then.

Some pics from MSN here:
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