Comments on Coffee Bean Goddess: Looney Eclipse

Sil, we need to check. I'll bet there's an upcomin...

2008-02-22T19:17:00.000-08:00

Sil, we need to check. I'll bet there's an upcoming lunar eclipse viewable from your side of the globe. Then you can watch and inform us.

Mage, I just lucked out with the viewing -- it was completely overcast on the western side of the sky!

Kate, darn! Sorry about the holdup on the new camera. Do let me know when it arrives because I'm excited for you.

Ah Dee - I really love your photograph! I've seen...

2008-02-22T17:59:00.000-08:00

Ah Dee - I really love your photograph! I've seen quite a few, but I really like the way yours looks.

Sadly, I don't have a new camera yet. Soon. I did see part of the eclipse, but the rest of it had to go on without me, as I was too tired to stay up and watch.

kate&jim

You saw more than we did here. It's great just as...

2008-02-22T08:17:00.000-08:00

You saw more than we did here. It's great just as it is, and we will enjoy your photography as you learn. Thanks for posting it.

Really great picture, Dee! I'm on the wrong side ...

2008-02-22T01:40:00.000-08:00

Really great picture, Dee!

I'm on the wrong side of the world for this one. It happened during our daytime, musta been about 3 p.m., I guess. We're about 17 hours ahead of you.

Hugs from Asia,
~ Sil

Jo, I understand the eclipse lasted something like...

2008-02-21T20:40:00.000-08:00

Jo, I understand the eclipse lasted something like an hour (I may be wrong) so you'd have been an ice cream bar had you stayed outside for the whole show!

Thanks, Wendy. It IS rather atmospheric, isn't it. I hadn't thought of that.

Dee, like John, I missed the thing as a result of ...

2008-02-21T15:13:00.000-08:00

Dee, like John, I missed the thing as a result of sleeping. Yours is the first picture I've seen and I like it quite well. The trees add quite a nice spooky to the whole effect.

We had excellent skies for our viewing here in Ohi...

2008-02-21T14:42:00.000-08:00

We had excellent skies for our viewing here in Ohio and very cold conditions--13 F. Bill took a peek but didn't want to go outside. My 3rd oldest son and I stood on the porch for 10 minutes while the earth closed the gap on the moon and then we stayed another 10 to see if the other side would start peeping through but it didn't. We couldn't stand the cold any longer and went in.

Oh, wow! While I was writing the previous, more po...

2008-02-21T11:46:00.000-08:00

Oh, wow! While I was writing the previous, more posts have come in. What fun!

John, you've put your finger on it -- we DO have eyes all over the world. Isn't it grand?!!

Maggie, I really do understand what you mean. Much the same thing happens here, what with rain and such. But sometimes I get lucky. (grin) We'll just have to project some good mojo for ourselves for the 2010 event, right? Right!

Ah, Bill. Thank you for that quote. It is cool con...

2008-02-21T11:42:00.001-08:00

Ah, Bill. Thank you for that quote. It is cool consolation indeed.

Bonnie, don't worry too much about your zoom. Do some Google hunting on makeshift zoom lenses. I know some folks have had success with holding binocular lenses in front of their digicam lenses and there are all kinds of "hacks" described to do that. I think a tripod or a tripod-like foundation would be essential, though.

It was cloudy here, followed by rain in the mornin...

2008-02-21T11:42:00.000-08:00

It was cloudy here, followed by rain in the morning. I can guarantee that wherever I am in Dec 2010 (don't know the date) when the next lunar eclipse happens it will be cloudy or raining or snowing or foggy. Every single interesting astronomical happening has been behind clouds for me this and last year, and most of the time before that too. Grrrrrrr!!!

Well done on your picture!

Hugs from Liverpool

That is one splendid shot, Dee. This eclipse happ...

2008-02-21T11:40:00.000-08:00

That is one splendid shot, Dee. This eclipse happened while I was sound asleep in my little bed so I'm rather pleased with your picture. It's as if the crowd of us have eyes all over the planet?

John B.

Well my dear you got a much better shot than I did...

2008-02-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Well my dear you got a much better shot than I did. In fact I didn't get one as my eyes kept blurring watching the clouds move over the moon. Plus I know my zoom isn't worth a hoot.

Consolation? You have support from one writer who ...

2008-02-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

Consolation? You have support from one writer who is older than the moon: "...it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows." - Epictetus