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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:54 PM
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Quick! Go outside and look west!

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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:56 PM
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1. What are we looking for?
I'm surrounded by trees.
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:57 PM
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2. AAAAA OOOOOOOOO!
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:57 PM
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3. what is that a lunar eclipse?
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:01 PM
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10. No, just a new moon and Venus
You can see the whole moon because of Earthshine.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 12:15 AM
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22. And in a couple days - it will include Jupiter!!
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rawtribe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:57 PM
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4. Thanks!
That was cool.

:bounce:
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:00 PM
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5. nice picture, below is a picture of what the sky looks like @ my place
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cloudy. Thanks for the picture.
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Chichiri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:02 PM
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6. What am I looking for? I see no moon.
Either the buildings are in the way or it already set here. What's up?
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:05 PM
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8. It's very low now, just above the horizon -- and that's Venus to the left
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Emops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:05 PM
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7. OMG!!1! It's an inverted Turkish flag!
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:39 PM
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9. Better picture, darker sky


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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:08 PM
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11. Since I am a genuine lunatic, I salute you, William Seger!
Edited on Sun Aug-07-05 11:09 PM by CaliforniaPeggy
Both of your photographs make me drool all over my keyboard!

I hope it's OK...I saved both of them into my file....

These are gorgeous! Thank you so very much...


:applause: :woohoo:




Edited to ask: Did you take these?
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:30 PM
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12. Yeah
Just a digital camera (Olympus C-730), with 10x optical zoom.
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:47 PM
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13. I'm a bit of a lunatic, myself, btw
Here's one I took last winter: full moon setting just at sunrise.

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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:57 PM
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18. These are AMAZING!
Do you work in photography?

And if not, then why in hell not? You have the eye for this!


:yourock:
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 12:30 AM
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23. Nah, just a hobby
One more: moon over Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs covered in fog


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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:48 PM
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14. saw that over the Walgreens tonight as we were drining in on route 20
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:48 PM
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15. Just thought I'd say it that way,,,,
sound more you know, real man....

But yea, I caught it over the walgreens
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:55 PM
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16. That must have been gorgeous!
I couldn't see the moon tonight...nearly all fogged in, damn it! Oh well..there are some fabulous photos about...

:loveya:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:57 PM
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17. yes there are.....
Photos fabulaous ones.... yep, there really are.....
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 11:59 PM
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19. Whatever do you mean? Hmmmm...
There certainly are...

I'm thinking of a way to comply with your request, BTW...



:pals:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 12:03 AM
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20. Blush
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 12:08 AM
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21. Check your PM...nt
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