[QUOTE=coco911231;26844839]Be patient, its not ready yet.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit holy shit it's getting redder.
ITT: Suddenly; Clouds, thousands of them.
Apparently like an hour ago weather channel was like "YEA CLEAR SKIES ENJOY". I go outside and all I see is troll clouds.
[QUOTE=hl2poo;26844840]Isn't 90% of the US covered with clouds right now?
[url]http://www.chicagoweathercenter.com/maps/radarsatellite/[/url][/QUOTE]
The Earth helps create something so beautiful, only to make us miss it :(
[QUOTE=coco911231;26844870]ITT: Suddenly; Clouds, thousands of them.[/QUOTE]
Clouds.
Clouds everywhere.
Just came back in from watching. Fingers and toes are frozen and about to snap of, but whatever. Moon was a rusty red, but only through the naked eye. Viewing it through the telescope made it appear dark and grey.
Very neat.
[QUOTE=Raxas;26844886]Just came back in from watching. Fingers and toes are frozen and about to snap of, but whatever. Moon was a rusty red, but only through the naked eye. Viewing it through the telescope made it appear dark and grey.
Very neat.[/QUOTE]
it will be geting reder in time
fuuuck its 3 AM and I have school and I'm tired as fuck.
I wonder how Earth would look like from up there...
The sky is so clear here, I saw at least 25-30+ stars with ease, something that almost never happens in such volume.
I decided to pull out our old telescope to see this, and it's so cool - it's copper/blood red when you see it unassisted, but through a telescope, it appears as a soft blue becoming black. I wonder why that is.
Regardless, I'm glad I saw it.
[QUOTE=Zeldy;26844936]I wonder how Earth would look like from up there...[/QUOTE]
you would see all the earths sun rises and sun sets
[QUOTE=Zeldy;26844936]I wonder how Earth would look like from up there...[/QUOTE]
Like a solar eclipse since a lunar eclipse is when the earths shadow covers the moon.
Anyone know when the next one of these is gonna happen?
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26844966]you would see all the earths sun rises and sun sets[/QUOTE]
Oh wow.
That gave me another chill.
I don't think it's going to get any redder than this to be honest.
[QUOTE=Zeldy;26844936]I wonder how Earth would look like from up there...[/QUOTE]
I'm not an astronomer or anything, but if you're looking at the earth from a moon during a lunar eclipse, wouldn't YOU see a solar eclipse?
Please don't quote me on this
If you guys are doubting.
[media]http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/eclipse/lec_timetable.jpg[/media]
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;26844977]Anyone know when the next one of these is gonna happen?[/QUOTE]
209X-something.
No clouds here, just lots of light pollution. The side of the moon that was eclipsed first (my left, not sure if others view it differently) is a medium reddish-brown color; the craterous part of the moon is very dark, but the visible pole is easier to see. It lightens up as you go to the other side, with a glowing, very thin amber glow hugging the right side of the moon.
[QUOTE=Links;26844951]The sky is so clear here, I saw at least 25-30+ stars with ease, something that almost never happens in such volume.
I decided to pull out our old telescope to see this, and it's so cool - it's copper/blood red when you see it unassisted, but through a telescope, it appears as a soft blue becoming black. I wonder why that is.
Regardless, I'm glad I saw it.[/QUOTE]
Atmospheric distortion I do believe. Casts the suns rays that peak across the other side of the earth and reflect a bit on to the moon. I'm not 100% sure.
I can't seem to find a decent stream. The one I am looking at, the star gazer one, is just a faint red and brown tinted moon.
[QUOTE=Oneperson;26844990]I'm not an astronomer or anything, but if you're looking at the earth from a moon during a lunar eclipse, wouldn't YOU see a solar eclipse?
Please don't quote me on this[/QUOTE]
Yes, but I wondered because since the Earth is much bigger than the moon, it wouldn't be exactly like a solar eclipse we see from here.
[QUOTE=Dutch;26844998]I can't seem to find a decent stream. The one I am looking at, the star gazer one, is just a faint red and brown tinted moon.[/QUOTE]
That's what it's suppose to look like.
[url]http://www.wpbt2.org/stargazer/[/url]
the next one like this is in 2094
this event of the moon turning red is NOT rare happens every few years
last one was in like 2008
but this event is rare
[img]http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7389/68194142731421773016790.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5761/16308914273152977571679.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4928/15633014273162577811679.jpg[/img]
Courtesy of my 300mm telephoto lens, camera, and me
High-res
[url]http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4112/16972714273152977571679.jpg[/url]
[url]http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/5655/16973714273162577811679.jpg[/url]
[url]http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7291/16974314273142177301679.jpg[/url]
[QUOTE=TizzYcho;26845012]That's what it's suppose to look like.[/QUOTE]
Well, I understand that, but it seems like some of the descriptions I'm reading here are more... powerful, I guess?
EDIT:
I think it might be the camera that this stream is using. It looks like a darker, less colored version of the pictures above.
[QUOTE=Dutch;26844998]I can't seem to find a decent stream. The one I am looking at, the star gazer one, is just a faint red and brown tinted moon.[/QUOTE]
That's kinda what it looks like through a high resolution telescope. As far as I know, the red is because of atmospheric contaminants that change how the light looks.
Okay, I know this is going to sound stupid.
But I stood out there for 25 minutes. Only pants, a shirt, and a telescope. It was all worth it.
Even though it was freezing, I couldn't feel my fingers after 17 minutes, and I had to take a wicked piss.
Edit:
I also can't go to sleep, the shit I do for "science".
[QUOTE=nicatronTg;26845027]That's kinda what it looks like through a high resolution telescope. As far as I know, the red is because of atmospheric contaminants that change how the light looks.[/QUOTE]
That makes sense. Of course a telescope/camera lens would percieve an image differently than the human eye, silly me.
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