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Nanny Ogg
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:16 pm |
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Theres a lunar eclipse on 20th / 21st Feb.
Toatality 3am GMT
Now its pretty to look at but I'm wondering how many of us could get it into a bait.
If my timing is right that means its about 1am in bits of Africa, (where they will probably only get partial eclipse ), and midnight in Moscow.
Now it could be used to check out if your lad is where thay say thay are, (hee hee ), or keep them up in the wee small hours
feel free to check my times etc
data on eclipse
Think you could say
you be good boi or moon go red oo eee oo |
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Nanny Ogg
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:40 pm |
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Ps didnt mean to be stereotypical there.
More thinking could I try this on my son.
Tidy your room!
Ach you didnt.
See -
You broke the moon! |
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kleindoofy
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:47 pm |
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Nanny Ogg wrote: |
... 3am GMT ... that means its about ... midnight in Moscow. ... |
Errrr. No. 6AM.
In Africa it will be between 3AM (West Africa) and 6AM (East Africa). |
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Nanny Ogg
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:01 pm |
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I'm not sure on the times as different sites give me diffrent data.
I'm awful crossing time zones
Seen one place that says Moscow on GMT
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Nanny Ogg
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:21 pm |
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KD and all else my apologies.
My bad
Follow the link in my first post and find the time/ totality for your own neck of the woods
If I'd been better with timing I wouldn't have had so many kids ( joke my dears I love you all............ Ha ......lurkers!] |
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Eight
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:43 pm |
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Nanny Ogg
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:57 pm |
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Thank you
So
Thu 21/02/2008 03:00 (GMT)
Thu 21/02/2008 04:00 (Nigeria )
Thu 21/02/2008 06:00 ( Moscow )
Now i feel better for asking my African "friends" to look for the red moon at their time of night.
Would it be really, really naughty now that I know it'll be 4am their time ,to say its midnight and keep them looking til the totality?
ie keep them up all night
looking for the full red moon.
Thats not a bad thing is it?
I've offered a grant for various views of the eclipse for my phd studies |
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CowboyBuck
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:39 pm |
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The totality phase is 20 Feb 1901-1951 PST
or 21 Feb 0301-0351 GMT
I believe that West Africa is 1 hour ahead of GMT. |
_________________ Accra to Abuja to Lagos
Mr. King - May 2008 to May 2009
A few more
Right now I am getting pissed with your responses
And still you later claimed there are snakes on the road to the Western Union
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kleindoofy
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:58 pm |
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"Z" = "Zero" = GMT (The military calls it "Zulu")
Geographically, parts of West Africa are actually 1 hour *behind* GMT, but use GMT nevertheless. Nigeria is GMT+1 (= A)
However, as far as I know, the Moon has not been informed of the political deviations from geographical time zones, so most times will be off anyway. |
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kleindoofy
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:21 am |
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Good luck here!
It's a perfectly clear night and I have a great view of the beautiful full moon right out the window.
The show starts in about an hour from now. |
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Corona
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:26 am |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:27 am |
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Oh bugger, I hope I'll see it.
My timezone is 2 hours ahead of GMT. I hope I won't have to wait that long, or i'll arrrive at my job like a zombie, bcoz of a sleepless night. |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:35 am |
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tough luck... I can't see the moon on me windows. That means if I want to see it i'll hafta go outside. Bugger, I'll freeze.
oh well... I had me share of moon and sun eclipses. The total sun eclipse of 1999 had the maximum over my country, and I saw it well.
But then again, there's a partial moon eclipse on 16 august, and I won't miss that! |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:02 am |
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I remember fondly the first time I saw a moon eclipse, 25 years or something ago. I was but a small boy, and me father showed it to me. He hold me on his shoulders during the eclipse, and explained scientifically what happened (as much as a 4-5 year old can understand), unlike the wimminz (that includes ma, grandma, and great-grandma), who told me it was the werewolf eating the moon |
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kleindoofy
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:07 am |
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Now that it's started, it's totally overcast. |
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Cachuma
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:17 am |
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It's 6:15 pm here in California, on a dark and cloudless night. I'm looking at the moon, and it's about 1/4 obscured already. It is pretty creepy-looking! It's quite a lovely eclipse here in the southland. |
_________________ Alex Mandl4: The past week has been the worst in my entire life, I have lost weight, I don't sleep at night, I left my job abruptly, and do you think it has been easy for?
Master Nicholas Radf@rd: I must confess that i am higly obliged to be a cretin, it is a rare privilegde.
= Mr. Mandl4 & Mr. Brown, 1480 total miles: Johannesburg to Gaborone; Gaborone to Maun; Back to Gaborone; back to Johannesburg.
x15 X1 X1
<---TS certified. |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:20 am |
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Bugger. I'll have to get OUTSIDE, and me ass will froze. It's 4:18 AM in Romania, and the temperature is around 0 Celsius. |
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Cachuma
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:22 am |
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Half-way obscured. It's awesome! I have a perfect view from my kitchen window, where I'm cooking dinner. |
_________________ Alex Mandl4: The past week has been the worst in my entire life, I have lost weight, I don't sleep at night, I left my job abruptly, and do you think it has been easy for?
Master Nicholas Radf@rd: I must confess that i am higly obliged to be a cretin, it is a rare privilegde.
= Mr. Mandl4 & Mr. Brown, 1480 total miles: Johannesburg to Gaborone; Gaborone to Maun; Back to Gaborone; back to Johannesburg.
x15 X1 X1
<---TS certified. |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:30 am |
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YAP! It's 3/4 obscured in Eastern Europe.
I'll be back outside sometime later, to see the final |
Last edited by Kabuto Sama on Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:33 am; edited 1 time in total |
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kleindoofy
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:33 am |
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Kabuto Sama wrote: |
... in Eastern Europe. |
The shadow on the moon is totally independent of the Earth's rotation.
We all see the same thing, no matter where we are on Earth. |
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:37 am |
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@ KD
:-s You right... I was thinking about a sun eclipse. |
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kleindoofy
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:43 am |
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^^^ Nope.
We all see the same thing simultaneously. Mickey's hands are only pointing to a different number on the clock, depending on where you are.
Nature doesn't care about our clocks or our time zones.
[edit: nonsense, because the above post was edited.]
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:53 am |
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When it's about sun eclipses, it's different.
The total sun eclipse from 1999 had the maximum above my country, started in Afghanistan and ended somewhere in Western Europe or the Atlantic ocean. The shadow moved with the speed of the Earth's rotation, so it started and ended at different times. |
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kleindoofy
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Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:00 am |
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Kabuto Sama wrote: |
... The total sun eclipse from 1999 ... started in Afghanistan and ended somewhere in Western Europe ... |
Nope. Other way around.
Kabuto Sama wrote: |
... The shadow moved with the speed of the Earth's rotation ... |
Nope. Much faster.
There are three factors that determine the speed in which the total shadow point 'moves': Earth's rotation, Earth's orbit, Moon's orbit.
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Kabuto Sama
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Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:08 am |
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@ KD
You are right... I think I'll have to study me astronomy more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_11%2C_1999
But... I am the happy owner of some 500 old Lei coins and 2000 old Lei banknotes. They were released by the National Bank of Romania especially for that eveniment. I'll stick to them until I get some high prices
Oh well... I'll just stick to them. They are a collector's item. |
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