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Well some good news from Balbriggan got to see a good bit of the Eclipse 81% was Eclipsed so one has to be happy than clouds rolled in doesn't look like it's going to clear up
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« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2008, 10:56:35 pm » |
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That's a great to hear Carl, glad to hear someone got to see it. Cloud and rain up here still.
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« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2008, 11:54:58 pm » |
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Cleared here at 2220 just after max phase, it was a brightish eclipse and very colourful. Got some images through the ETX but had some bother getting the image focused in the camera. Need to check them on PC to see what I have. Very glad to have seen two eclipse's in one month  Great to hear you had some luck Carl. |
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« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2008, 01:10:11 pm » |
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Had a great night with partial eclipse, got some shots. Watched through 10x50 binos and captured the images with camera @600mm. Made Mosaic of some of the captures.  Wide shot  Then the mist rolled in  Last shot taken @ 02:00hrs  Had a good night!!! |
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« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2008, 02:15:35 pm » |
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That's great work Roman and Steven!, where did you guys get the clear skies from?.
It actually cleared here after the eclipse then dense fog rolled in for the rest of the night. Didn't see the Moon once during the entire eclipse thanks to the rain.
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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2008, 02:30:56 pm » |
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Those are great shots guy's I couldn't even come close to those, in fact I was very disappointed with my results  The camera attached to an undriven scope is not really a good idea especially 1250mm, must invest in a proper lens for the camera. Thought I would put this one up to give you a laugh! It's a full frame.  |
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« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2008, 08:20:43 pm » |
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Great shot John & Roman! It as cloudy up until 20:50hrs then the moon appeared from behind a thick cloud, after that it was clear until I went to bed apart from the mist!!! |
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« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2008, 09:41:29 am » |
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Those are great shots guys - I'm glad someone had better weather than I did. I'm told the clear spell came after it was all over I'd given up by then!
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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2008, 07:27:02 pm » |
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Hello guys. I see that it was very bad weather in N Ireland on Aug.16/17. Nice work Steven, John and Ronan I share the regret of other who haven't seen the eclipse. Fortunately, I have seen the entire eclipse!  It was mostly cloudy in Poltava with some gaps around 21-22h and 02h EEST (my grandmother observed the eclipse) But I was situated in Feodosiya, Crimea, and there was clear. Very warm night (+26C), hazy skies but almost no clouds. Moon was covered with the clouds for less than 1 minute of total 334 minutes, this actually means 0.3% cloudness during the eclipse. This was my 3rd lunar eclipse, and the only one which I've seen completely. My observing point was the beach of the hotel where I lived. Two days before I invited everybody who wants to take part in eclipse observations. It was a kind of "sidewalk astronomy". Total 15 people (including me) have seen that eclipse. BTW, future lunar eclipses: in Poltava - 2009 Feb.09 (penumbral, not complete), 2009 Aug.05/06 (penumbral), 2009 Dec.31 (partial) in N.Ireland - 2009 Aug.05/06 (penumbral), 2009 Dec.31 (partial) |
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« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2008, 09:40:17 pm » |
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Great to hear you seen the eclipse Roman and that the weather was more kind. Look forward to the images. Thanks for keeping us updated. |
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« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2008, 06:01:59 pm » |
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Great shots Roman! Well put together.... |
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« Reply #28 on: August 24, 2008, 04:20:41 pm » |
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Thanks Steven |
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« Reply #29 on: August 24, 2008, 04:32:40 pm » |
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That's a very nice eclipse montage Roman!. Looks good on your website to. You had perfect conditions for the event. |
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