[thechat] Total Lunar Eclipse

[javier velasco]

Morgan Kelsey wrote:
>>Hey I saw it from Santiago, it was beautiful, moon got all red.
>>
>>I was able to taks some photos (i can send offlist, upon request)
>>
> 
> 
> it was cloudy here on the east coast of the U.S.....total bummer 
> 
> but the clouds did turn red, and birds were singing at 11:15 PM. 
> very strange.

wow, I didn't hear the birds singing over here.


Cheryl Baringer wrote:
 > I wanna see! Are the pics posted anywhere?
 >
 >  It was completely cloudy here - not even moonglow thru the clouds. I
 > was highly disappointed - I got a nice telescope for Christmas, and had
 > been eagerly awaiting the eclipse. Darn. Oh well...

oh my, what a bummer!

yesterday it was also cloudy in the north of chile, right in the place 
where the large telescopes are located. this place is completley 
cloudless more than 300 days a year, but just last night...

anyway... look ma, no tripod!

http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~jvelasco/fotos/eclipse1152.jpg