Comments on: Send in Your Eclipse Pictures, Tell Your Stories http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:58:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Regina http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-58511 Regina Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:12:59 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/#comment-58511 Blogs like this is waht we blog addicts are looking for, will visit often. Blogs like this is waht we blog addicts are looking for, will visit often.

]]> By: marcellus http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-14076 marcellus Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:15:27 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/#comment-14076 I set up my two telescopes and binoculars at my favorite local spot near Spring Grove, MN at 5 p.m. The Moon rose at 5:28 (the first I could see it) and the Sun set at 5:45. I had my scopes polar aligned at 6:20. First umbral contact was 7:40 p.m. Grimaldi was in shadow at 7:45, Copernicus at 8 p.m., Plato at 8:05, Tycho at 8:27, and Mare Crisium was completely in shadow at 8:40. The Moon was in total eclipse at 9 p.m. I got observations on Saturn and Mars, (both awesome, Cassini's Division clear as a bell and Mars showed surface markings at 200X). I looked at some old favorites (Orion Nebula, M41 in Canis Major, and the Double Cluster in Perseus) while waiting for some high thin clouds to pass, and then bagged five Binocular Deep Sky Objects (NGC's 1662, 1807,1817, 1907 and 1893) while the Moon was in total eclipse and just coming out of it. The last of the umral shadow left the Moon at 11:10 p.m. Then I packed up and went home. It was so cold that my pen wouldn't work outside for journaling, so I jumped into my van from time to time to write down my observations. Several layers of clothes and two hotpacks in each glove kept me warm. The Moon, Saturn and Regulus together in Leo was incredibly beautiful. It was a glorious night for astronomy! I set up my two telescopes and binoculars at my favorite local spot near Spring Grove, MN at 5 p.m. The Moon rose at 5:28 (the first I could see it) and the Sun set at 5:45. I had my scopes polar aligned at 6:20.

First umbral contact was 7:40 p.m. Grimaldi was in shadow at 7:45, Copernicus at 8 p.m., Plato at 8:05, Tycho at 8:27, and Mare Crisium was completely in shadow at 8:40. The Moon was in total eclipse at 9 p.m.

I got observations on Saturn and Mars, (both awesome, Cassini's Division clear as a bell and Mars showed surface markings at 200X).
I looked at some old favorites (Orion Nebula, M41 in Canis Major, and the Double Cluster in Perseus) while waiting for some high thin clouds to pass, and then bagged five Binocular Deep Sky Objects (NGC's 1662, 1807,1817, 1907 and 1893) while the Moon was in total eclipse and just coming out of it.

The last of the umral shadow left the Moon at 11:10 p.m. Then I packed up and went home.

It was so cold that my pen wouldn't work outside for journaling, so I jumped into my van from time to time to write down my observations. Several layers of clothes and two hotpacks in each glove kept me warm.

The Moon, Saturn and Regulus together in Leo was incredibly beautiful. It was a glorious night for astronomy!

]]> By: Chicago Astronomer Joe http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-13810 Chicago Astronomer Joe Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:05:20 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/#comment-13810 Lunar Eclipse Montage coming your way from one of the coldest Eclipse events I have ever experienced in Chicago. But...well worth it! The complete narrative and pics can be found here: http://astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Astrophotraphy&thread=1203621001&page=1 Ain't astronomy fun? Chicago Astronomer Joe Administrator Telescope/Observatory Operator Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum Lunar Eclipse Montage coming your way from one of the coldest Eclipse events I have ever experienced in Chicago.

But…well worth it!

The complete narrative and pics can be found here:
http://astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Astrophotraphy&thread=1203621001&page=1

Ain't astronomy fun?

Chicago Astronomer Joe
Administrator
Telescope/Observatory Operator
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

]]> By: Tammy Plotner http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-13673 Tammy Plotner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:23:41 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/#comment-13673 Success here in Ohio, too... But I almost think it would have been warmer in Antartica observing the annual solar eclipse! I am certainly not a good photographer, but I don't mind sharing. It was so cold, (-13.3C) that I couldn't hold my hands steady so I tried to balance my camera on top of my car. One of my fingers froze to the roof! Now THAT is a good time! Success here in Ohio, too… But I almost think it would have been warmer in Antartica observing the annual solar eclipse!

I am certainly not a good photographer, but I don't mind sharing. It was so cold, (-13.3C) that I couldn't hold my hands steady so I tried to balance my camera on top of my car. One of my fingers froze to the roof!

Now THAT is a good time!

]]> By: Kurt_eh http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-13663 Kurt_eh Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/02/22/send-in-your-eclipse-pictures-tell-your-stories/#comment-13663 Unfortunately, I missed the eclipse, but, on one of the Farscape forums I frequent, one of the Scapers posted a picture in her blog. She thinks she even caught a bit of USA 193 in the picture too! http://scorpy808.livejournal.com/229388.html Unfortunately, I missed the eclipse, but, on one of the Farscape forums I frequent, one of the Scapers posted a picture in her blog. She thinks she even caught a bit of USA 193 in the picture too!

http://scorpy808.livejournal.com/229388.html

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