Blood Red Full Eclipse Moon, April 14-15 Some may believe that this does not deserve its own thread; however, for me, a beginning astronomer, and an individual trying to figure out how to enjoy a romantic Spring night with his GF, it is. For those who have the jiff of interest in astronomy, here is an interesting way to spend a romantic Monday night with ur GF/BF. There will be a total lunar eclipse on that night known as the "blood red full eclipse moon"; however any other lunar eclipse can be referred to this name too. Now what makes this lunar eclipse so special? Often, a full moon appears coppery red during a lunar eclipse, but what makes this 04/14/14 lunar eclipse special is that Mars will be shining right beside it. With Mars glowing fiery red right beside the red coppery moon, the view will be spectacular and incredible. Mars shines at its brightest every 6th year and this month, we are in luck. According to "The weather network", there might be a slight chance of isolated showers on Monday night so be prepared for disappointment if you are some what interested in seeing this event. Anyways, thought I'd share this idea with you guys since its a mini hobby of mine. Pacific Daylight Time (April 14-15, 2014) Partial umbral eclipse begins: 10:58 p.m. PDT on April 14 Total eclipse begins: 12:07 a.m. PDT on April 15 Greatest eclipse: 12:46 a.m. PDT Total eclipse ends: 1:25 a.m. PDT Partial eclipse ends: 2:33 a.m. PDT Sources: Total lunar eclipse for the Americas on night of April 14-15 | Tonight | EarthSky http://www.theweathernetwork.com/wea...mbia/vancouver |
the moon was burnt orange last night 330am-ish may have just been the pollution in the air but it was a cool sight |
infinite tsukuyomi |
Good to know, would love to try and get some photos of this one. |
Why it gotta be a monday! Work is the worse, i wanna see cool shit |
Sameeeee here buddy :( Posted via RS Mobile |
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I would also like to add that if u just glance up into the night sky, you will see a reddish and blue white star. The visible bright red one is Mars and it will shine at a steady pace while the blue white Spica star will twinkle. I will probably look thru my dobsonian telescope some time this weekend and see if i can get a enlarged view of Mars. I haven't really had the chance to because of my schedule and the crappy weather; however the previous winter i had a good view of Jupiter and i saw its gas clouds plus its four moons lined up. |
is a telescope needed to view this? is there spots around the lower mainland that would be best? would love to get super bake and watch this :) nogf crew checking in |
Be careful of werewolves. When a werewolf bites you during a blood moon, instead of dying you will become one too. Source: Little Red Riding Hood :high: Posted via RS Mobile |
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living in china now, i duno even remember when what the sun & moon looks anymore in till i went to hk 2 days ago for tomb sweeping :okay: |
i'm in koh phanang right now for the full moon party tomorrow night, should be nuts |
How far up Cypress, do you recommend? Any other good spots that people know of? |
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Can you see it at any place that is dark as fuck? |
It's the moon. If you can see it during the day in the city, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter where you watch it at night... ;) Unless you want to see Mars at the same time. Then go somewhere like the Abbotsford Dark Sky park. |
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full moon tonight |
That tiny bright orange star is Mars near the moon right now? Posted via RS Mobile |
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heres a quick cell phone pic i took last night at the ft86 meet. sry for all the light pollution https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...42707785_o.jpg and heres my current dob telescope, heritage 130p. https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...18133684_o.jpg |
I took some pretty excellent moon pics in my back yard with my 400mm telephoto in surrey Posted via RS Mobile |
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...ps5825c8bb.jpg Just some random night last year on my deck Edit, damn 1246 it begins, the moon is well past my field of vision at home by then so probably won't be able to see it without going out Posted via RS Mobile |
heres mine from last summer with a camera phone and a refractor telescope https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...42758571_n.jpg https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...37314995_n.jpg |
It might be cloudy where I am (Northern BC) so booo. :( |
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