[meteorite-list] Lunar eclipse recap

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:15:15 -0600
Message-ID: <678E044976CB4C5A8DA38A731281D07D_at_D190TH71>

 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

----- Original Message -----
From: <info at moonmarsrocks.com>
To: "Matson, Rob D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at leidos.com>; "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
> info at moonmarsrocks.com
> www.moonmarsrocks.com
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Lunar eclipse recap
> From: "Matson, Rob D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at leidos.com>
> Date: Tue, April 15, 2014 10:54 am
> To: "info at moonmarsrocks.com" <info at moonmarsrocks.com>, Meteorite list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>
> 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!
Received on Tue 15 Apr 2014 08:15:15 PM PDT