Daniel

I have some fun with astronomy, figured that I would let some people know that have clear skies on the 15/16th, it will be a nice site. Good night to say, hey lets get stoned and watch the moon disappear...

Here is some text from Nasa's eclipse page..



The first eclipse of 2003 occurs on the evening of Thursday, May 15 (in Europe, the eclipse occurs during the early morning hours of Friday, May 16). This event is a total eclipse of the Moon which will be visible from North and South America as well as Europe, Africa and Antarctica. During such an eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.

An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

If the Moon passes through only part on the umbra, a partial eclipse is seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbral shadow, then a total eclipse of the Moon occurs. For more information on what, why, how, when and where of lunar eclipses, see the special web page lunar eclipses for beginners.





Visibility of the Total Lunar Eclipse of May 15-16, 2003
May's lunar eclipse is well-placed for North and South America as well as western Europe and Africa. From the United States, the eastern half of the country will see the entire eclipse (weather permitting). From the western half of the USA, the partial phases begin before moonrise. From the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington), the Moon will rise already in total eclipse. Unfortunately, strong evening twilight will interfere with eclipse watching until the sky grows dark enough, by which time the total phase will be over. The southern panhandle of Alaska will miss totality entirely but will catch the last stages of the partial eclipse as the Moon rises. The rest of Alaska will see none of the eclipse since it ends before Moon has risen.

The eastern half of Canada also witnesses the entire eclipse while the western sections miss the early stages. From western Europe, the eclipse occurs during the early morning hours of Friday, May 16. The Moon sets before totality begins from most of Scandinavian and eastern Europe. From Germany, Switzerland and Italy, the Moon sets during the total phase of the eclipse. England, Ireland and France will catch all of totality since the Moon sets during the final partial phases. Finally, western Spain and Portugal will see the entire eclipse which ends shortly before moonset.
Nasa's eclipse page..

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HappyMan

I'm getting together with some non-smoking friends for a pot-luck dinner........mmmmm......dinner.

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Heh... "pot" luck...

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EeJay

Dammit!

Oh well, we got a solar eclipse not long ago, that's way cooler.......err wait, i've got a feeling i'm sounding like an ignorant idiot, and that they're the same thing? Never the less, we got an eclipse not long ago.

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weedzinger

Lunar eclipse : Passage of the Moon through the Earth's shadow.

Solar eclipse : Occurs when the Moon's shadow falls on earth; for this to happen the Moon must be in line between the Sun & the Earth.

You ignorant idiot.

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EeJay

Cool, solar is way more surreal.

TheCleric

I often wonder if the release date of the new matrix movie being on the lunar eclipse was intentional or not. Either way ive decided thats my plans, go see the new matrix movie at midnight.

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soybomb

I saw the lunar eclipse thing tonight. It looked pretty cool, but doesn't compare to a solar eclipse. The moon looked all dark and reddish.

libertyNjustice

yeah i thought it was pretty tight. never seen any kind of eclipse before. it was crazy how twenty mintutes after it was close to being totally gone, you couldn't see it in the sky. now the moon is out in full force again. the universe is frickin crazy.

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TheCleric

Hehe keep your eyes open, you aint seen nothin yet