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Total Lunar Eclipse

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  • 18-01-2019 6:32pm
    #1
    ThunderCat
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    Early hours this Monday morning - Jan 21st 2019. Don't forget.


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    rolion
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    Thanks...I'll get the blower out in the garden to scare the clouds...

    Until then... "Irish stargazers will be able to view a rare 'super wolf blood moon' on Monday"

    H E R E


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    Oscar Bravo
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    Weather looking nice and clear

    "It will turn very cold on Sunday night under clear skies and just light variable breezes. Lowest temperatures will fall to between zero and minus 4 degrees with a widespread sharp frost."


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    PauloMN
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    Any idea where in the sky the moon will be, high in the sky or lower down, and what direction?


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    muskyj
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    PauloMN wrote: »
    Any idea where in the sky the moon will be, high in the sky or lower down, and what direction?

    The moon will be high enough in the sky when the eclipse starts. it will be low in the west at the end of the eclipse.

    Most of the weather sites I checked are showing a band of thick cloud covering a lot of Ireland during the eclipse. :mad:


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    PauloMN
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    muskyj wrote: »
    The moon will be high enough in the sky when the eclipse starts. it will be low in the west at the end of the eclipse.

    Most of the weather sites I checked are showing a band of thick cloud covering a lot of Ireland during the eclipse. :mad:

    Checked Met.ie for where I am, "partly cloudy" for most of it, so might be lucky. Better wrap up though, -1C forecast!


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    ThunderCat
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    On my phone I have the weather app Dark Sky which I find particularly good. It even gives a percentage of cloud cover for each hour. Unfortunately for me its 51 percent cloud cover at 2am rising to 83 percent cloud cover by 6am for where I am.


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    Wailin
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    Looks like weather is not playing ball tonight lads :(

    Cloud covering most of the country late on. Lovely and clear now though :mad:


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    ThunderCat
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    Wailin wrote:
    Looks like weather is not playing ball tonight lads

    Wailin wrote:
    Cloud covering most of the country late on. Lovely and clear now though


    Hoping my weather app is right as it's downgrading the cloud cover as it's getting closer. Now only 28% cloud cover at 3am so here's hoping.


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    PauloMN
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    Cold and dry tonight, with clear intervals. Lows of minus 2 to plus 1 degrees Celsius with a widespread sharp frost forming and the risk of icy patches. Light variable breezes.

    Leinster forecast from ME, I'll take that. Fortunately it's a fairly long event!


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    up for anything
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    What time does it begin at in Ireland?


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    coylemj
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    up for anything wrote: »
    What time does it begin at in Ireland?

    Its not like a solar eclipse, where the timing is dependant on your location.

    All times UTC/GMT morning of January 21st .....

    Start of pemumbral stage: 02:34
    Moon enters umbra (start of partial phase): 03:33
    Moon fully eclipsed (all of the Moon inside Earth's umbral shadow): 04:40
    Moons begins to exit umbra (end of total phase) 05:43
    Moon exits umbra: 06:51
    End of penumbral stage: 07:49

    The penumbral stages are of no significance, the eclipse effectively lasts from 3:33 to 06:51 with the moon totally eclipsed from 04:40 to 05:43


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    Pat Dunne
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    muskyj wrote: »
    Most of the weather sites I checked are showing a band of thick cloud covering a lot of Ireland during the eclipse. :mad:

    No surprise, that the weather won't play ball.

    Have now decided to sell my scope Celestron CPC9.25 and a set of 2" Eyepieces now for sale. PM for photos and details.


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    drunkmonkey
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    If you were to get out of bed when's it worth it...still a perfectly clear night out there.
    I expect junior to get into bed around 5 and kick me in the kidneys, might drag him out to see it if he does.


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    muskyj
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    cloudy here in Galway now! :mad:


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    mcrtchly
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    High clouds here in Letterkenny. Moon visible but hazy. Sat24.com shows thickening cloud from west on thermal satellite image. Doesn’t look too good for the west coast


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    Steve
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    I am going to try a timelapse vid of this, I'll post if it works, or if it doesn't I'll hide in shame.. ipad balanced between the window sill and a candle at the mo...


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    The Oort Cloud
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    This is the moon before eclipse. As you can see, it's misty. It could be better but not too bad, yet.

    Really getting cloudy now from the west, hopefully just a small bunch of clouds passing by.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZMw7BSSyZ9BIWk6zVvna4jv4R2lsjP0T/view?usp=sharing

    Individual people have different thoughts and understanding in regard to others opinions, but the problem is this... there are some people out there that will do everything in their power to cut you off when they do not like your opinion even when it is truth.

    https://youtu.be/v8EseBe4eIU



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    muskyj
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    you can make out that the moon is partially eclipsed through the clouds in Galway but can't see any detail to be able to appreciate it? anyone on the east of the country getting good views?


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    Yakult
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    Can see the eclipse nearly covering the moon, but very hazy and not much clarity.


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    Signore Fancy Pants
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    In Dublin here.

    The eclipse is at about 3/4 now, clearish with no real cloud cover. I tried taking a photo but its brutal.

    I also saw a fox....end transmission.


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    Sam Quentin
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    So clear right now, I'm witnessing an eclipse at least..
    Phone cameras are sheeeet(just realised)and don't do what I'm seeing justice..


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    PrairieDawn
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    I was watching and then it disappeared... behind a cloud.

    Anyone know if theres a stream online etc?


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    Yakult
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    Live stream here.
    https://youtu.be/5RzNWf_p620
    And
    https://youtu.be/Cka9HcT6ETk


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    Pretzill
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    Just been up and could see it out the window - I think coming out of eclipse - either way halfway through - Sligo


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    PauloMN
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    A few I've captured so far, first go at photographing a lunar eclipse and it's harder than I expected!

    https://ibb.co/8BdxPPg
    https://ibb.co/GJ7N1yX
    https://ibb.co/WF8zh5n
    https://ibb.co/k6N6cNp
    https://ibb.co/VgG9DhC
    https://ibb.co/7rtK6by
    https://ibb.co/xmTKGg3


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    ThunderCat
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    Typical. Weather was slightly hazy for the partial with fairly average detail available but as it got closer to totality the visibility just got worse and worse. Can't see it at all now. So technically I saw it but it's like an own goal, do you really want to claim it.


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    PauloMN
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    Time for a cuppa I think, can't see a thing here at the moment. Even the slightest mist is enough to kill any view of the fully eclipsed moon, as I'm not in the darkest area.


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    Johnnyhpipe
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    Lovely clear sky when i went to bed.. setthe alarm and now cant see a thing in Dublin!! ARGH!!


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    Reggie.
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    It's totally blocked out here with haze


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    The Oort Cloud
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    muskyj wrote: »
    you can make out that the moon is partially eclipsed through the clouds in Galway but can't see any detail to be able to appreciate it? anyone on the east of the country getting good views?


    I'm on the east coast and it's very cloudy and misty unfortunately. video link below. Always either cloud or mist here on the coast. My camera is not great though.



    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nf-tLheu31fauz4_KWIgKs4QOmz-6TUG/view?usp=sharing


    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MjDivrv5Au9P0nk5E1n_454Ly5oA_2Vv/view?usp=sharing

    Individual people have different thoughts and understanding in regard to others opinions, but the problem is this... there are some people out there that will do everything in their power to cut you off when they do not like your opinion even when it is truth.

    https://youtu.be/v8EseBe4eIU



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