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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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Next total lunar eclipse will be tonight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23184927/

f8kin clouds

Does anyone else on SL like them? Has anyone taken pictures?

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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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lunar eclipse takes hours, i enjoy solar eclipses better much more satisfying but every time theres a solar eclipse its always cloudy

but tonight looks to be clear to some clouds and cold
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
Next total lunar eclipse will be tonight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23184927/

f8kin clouds

Does anyone else on SL like them? Has anyone taken pictures?

C.
f8kin rain for us in SoCal!


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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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it's snowing here =/
I'm still gonna grab a cup of wine and sit on the balcony
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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It's clear here... I'll go out for a bit tonight, but it's like 8 degrees out, so probably not too long.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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It's clear in New England, My telescope is ready to go but I also have to take care of three God kids. Oh well.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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It's on tonight! The moon is as bright as the sun...
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Are any of you going to take pics? somehow
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:13 AM
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Clear here
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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I'm taking pics but my moon pics always seem a lil blurry. But a friend of mine has an SLR camera that should take some pretty sweet pics.
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That would be great
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I'll be taking pics if it's not cloudy
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Catch it if you can, we won't be seeing another total Lunar eclipse 'till December of 2010
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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^ I'll try. Looks pretty cloudy at the moment though. Hopefully it clears up in 30 mins when the eclipse is suppose to start
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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It's already started, but the Moon hasn't fully entered the Umbra yet. It's close though.
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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boring i hate all this waiting i want it now now now
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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lol!
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i just saw ours...
Old Feb 21, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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The color's a bit of a letdown. Stupid sleeping volcanos.
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well here ya go! i got 2 awesome pics of it.. with the opening of our clouds, was real cloudy, but i got lucky.. hope this is good!



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