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Offline fohat.digs

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Lunar eclipse - Sunday May 15
« on: Sun, 15 May 2022, 08:04:18 »
Looks like there will be a spectacular lunar eclipse tonight. Unfortunately we will probably have clouds and storms in my area ....

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-lunar-eclipse-may16-2022/

« Last Edit: Mon, 16 May 2022, 14:11:24 by fohat.digs »
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Re: Lunar eclipse tonight
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 15 May 2022, 22:31:28 »
meh, I might look out the window if I remember

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Re: Lunar eclipse tonight
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 16 May 2022, 07:32:58 »
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll be watching tonight. Edit: Oops. I guess I’m a day late.
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Re: Lunar eclipse tonight
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 16 May 2022, 07:42:26 »
As usual, it was overcast here. It feels like whenever a great sky event is about to happen in my area, it clouds up.

I did see one of these great lunar events once, back in the mid-late-1980s.
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Re: Lunar eclipse tonight
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 16 May 2022, 13:56:08 »
As usual, it was overcast here. It feels like whenever a great sky event is about to happen in my area, it clouds up.

I did see one of these great lunar events once, back in the mid-late-1980s.


Same. Raining, cloudy, overcast, and too many trees. It seemed bright beyond all those layers though.