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ArthurDent

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Blood Moon
« on: July 25, 2018, 04:53:45 »
Unfortunately, it won’t be visible here in N. America, but if you live in much of the rest of the world, and especially if you are in the Mideast, East and South Africa, Western Russia or Eastern Europe, it looks like you might have a good opportunity:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/fridays-total-lunar-eclipse-will-be-longest-blood-moon-visible-this-century-until-2123/70005578


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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2018, 05:14:30 »
Thank you for the info, Arthur, although Japan is not really within the optimal area.

FWIW, some of the last blood moon images can be seen here:

http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,1867.300.html
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2018, 11:12:23 »
Akira-Thank you for the link. There are some very nice images in that thread.

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2018, 11:17:23 »
Glad you like it.  Sorry for misspelling your name.  Corrected it.
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2018, 11:42:32 »
Glad you like it.  Sorry for misspelling your name.  Corrected it.

I did not notice any error in your post, but there certainly was one in mine, which is now corrected. It is very early in the morning here and the r and t keys are adjacent to one another on my ipad keyboard leading to a misspelling, my apologies.

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2018, 12:10:15 »
I did not notice any error in your post, but their certainly was one in mine, which is now corrected. It is very early in the morning here and the r and t keys are adjacent to one another on my ipad keyboard leading to a misspelling, my apologies.

I didn't notice that either. :D
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2018, 12:36:04 »
Today is the day.

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2018, 13:25:05 »
It is cloudy here in Tokyo.  There is hardly any glimpse of the moon...   :'(

Instead, a severe typhoon is approaching...   :o :o :o
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2018, 13:57:36 »
It is cloudy here in Tokyo.  There is hardly any glimpse of the moon...   :'(

Instead, a severe typhoon is approaching...   :o :o :o

The weather reports from Tokyo this summer wouldn’t be out of place for Miami! Hang in there, Fall is less than 60 days away.
I hope you are spared from the typhoon, I’ve lived through several hurricanes, no fun. Stock up on bottled water, get several days supply of non-perishable food and some means of cooking it, such as a sterno stove. I found that all the food stores and local restaurants were out of commission after the storm, no power, but we could still get a hot meal at our local hospital cafeteria, as the hospital has an emergency generator and the cafeteria had to be open to support patients, staff and visitors. We also have battery powered led lamps. They are very efficient and the batteries last far longer than they did in the old style lamps. You might want to track down a couple, it’s nice to be able to read after sundown. We also filled up the bathtub so we would have water to flush the toilets, if the power goes off you may lose water pressure. If you have a cooler and can find some dry ice, you may be able to preserve at least some of your perishable food. In a good cooler, and with the application of some discipline to minimize the number of times the cooler is opened, 5 pounds of dry ice could keep your food cold for 3 or 4 days. Good luck!

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2018, 22:05:27 »
Blood Moon view from Athens Greece

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2018, 22:21:07 »
Blood Moon with Mars

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2018, 22:48:37 »
More blood, mysterious

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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2018, 23:02:05 »
Lovely moon photographs, North West England heavy cloud cover and large spots of rain, earlier out to sea it was BLACK!
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2018, 23:46:59 »
Great shots, Nasos, London is completely covered with cloud after weeks of cloudless skies.
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Re: Blood Moon
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2018, 23:56:31 »




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