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    Eclipse Tonight

    Don't forget, there is an eclipse tonight. To view it you'll have to be watching the moon between about 1:30 am - 3:30 pm. It reaches peak intensity around 2:41 pm at which point the moon should be emitting a ruddy glow. What is unique about this Lunar Eclipse is that is coincides with the winter solstice for the first time in about 500 years !!

    science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/
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    I've been waiting on this one and completely expected it to be cloudy until this evening...crystal clear w00t!
    Going to break my 'no strong coffee after 9pm' rule.
    Cleaning the binoculars too.

    oh yea, Johns times are eastern.

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    I've been looking forward to this for months and, of course, it's going to be cloudy and raining through Wednesday. Figures.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    I've been looking forward to this for months and, of course, it's going to be cloudy and raining through Wednesday. Figures.
    It's clear around here now. But rest assured, by 1:40 - 4:00 am it will be probably be cloudy.
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    Overcast, and snowing... No eclipse for me.
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    She is cloaked in her misty gown tonight. We'll see if she disrobes in time for the show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    She is cloaked in her misty gown tonight. We'll see if she disrobes in time for the show.
    Well, in this area she is standing naked and open for the world to see. Let's hope she doesn't decide to get dressed between 1:30-4:30 am...
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    No eclipse viewing for me either. Pouring down rain here in Ontario, CA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W7XF View Post
    No eclipse viewing for me either. Pouring down rain here in Ontario, CA.
    We've had over an inch here in the last 24 hours, which is a lot for this part of the world. And wait--it's gonna get even better! The heaviest rain is supposed to come tonight and tomorrow.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    We've had over an inch here in the last 24 hours, which is a lot for this part of the world. And wait--it's gonna get even better! The heaviest rain is supposed to come tonight and tomorrow.
    Got yer mud pontoons ready?

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