We watched up until mid-totality here in southern Utah, taking an
occasional peek through my TV Ranger. I always enjoy seeing stars close to
the moon, and got a preview of what was there by blocking out the
still-bright moon with an overhanging roof beam. But I *really* enjoyed the
close proximity of Mars, it's brilliant red tint complementing the coppery
colors on Luna's blushed face. Beautiful! Watching the sky darken and fill
up with infinite stars is always fun, too. ;^)
Linton
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To: "Matson, Rob D." <[email protected]>; "Meteorite list"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar eclipse recap
Hi Rob,
Yes, I was marveling at the sudden "appearance" of those close proximity
stars. Here west of Vegas it was a nice night and the skies were clear
with a great view. Definitely was worth burning the midnight oil for...!
Best regards,
Daniel
Daniel Noyes
Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks
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www.moonmarsrocks.com
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Subject: Lunar eclipse recap
From: "Matson, Rob D." <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, April 15, 2014 10:54 am
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Meteorite list
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Hi Daniel,
The show was great from southern California. Even more impressive to me
than the proximity of Mars was how close Spica was to the Moon -- less
than 2 degrees to the right. So close, in fact, that it was hard to
see Spica until the eclipse was well underway. Once the eclipse was
total, I could also see the dim, 5.2-magnitude star HIP 66098 (76
Virginis)
only 0.5 degrees from the upper limb of the Moon.
--Rob
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Hello All,
For those lucky enough to be able to see it, that Lunar eclipse last
night was fantastic, plus the added bonus of a very bright Mars nearby
made even more visible by the darkened sky...WOW!
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