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IADEMO2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:23 PM
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The eclipse people, the eclipse
doesn't anyone care anymore
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:24 PM
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1. It's happening now.
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okoboji Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:24 PM
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2. perhaps.....
Edited on Wed Feb-20-08 09:26 PM by okoboji
if it weren't 10 below zero out and it wasn't cloudy.


eclipses are far better in the summer.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:25 PM
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3. couldn't be arsed
too tired.
bush economy
:)
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:25 PM
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4. I'm going and coming
It's 3/4 covered now.
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:26 PM
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5. look! it's the Old Man Boinking the Lobbyist In the Moon!
:) Keeping an eye on it.
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IADEMO2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:27 PM
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10. OH YEA
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:26 PM
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6. Oh, I care, and I'm watching it
I'm very glad it cleared up here in eastern Pennsylvania, I was very disappointed with the weather forecast, thankfully it was very wrong.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:26 PM
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7. We definitely care!
But it's totally clouded over here...

*sigh*

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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:27 PM
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8. We can see it right out of my bedroom window...
the whole family is in here and my husband is doing makeshift science with a flashlight, a potato and a kiwi? We sure know how to have a good time!
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rubberducky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:27 PM
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9. Fantastic view!
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:27 PM
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11. Half covered. nt
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:28 PM
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12. Thanks!
Almost forgot to lock the Mitsubishi.:D
Aside of that, it's cloudy here tonight. No moon a'rising.
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pmbryant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:28 PM
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13. Thanks for the reminder!
But darn it, it's mostly cloudy here - the Moon is a half-fuzzball.

--Peter
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:28 PM
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14. Heavy clouds tonight over Orlando FL I don't think it will be good watching
...we did have the shuttle Atlantis come in earlier today, I heard the double boom but was working
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better tomorrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:30 PM
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20. double boom
aren't those double booms scary? I've had them happen over my house, too, when that bird lands....shakes my windows.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:35 PM
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24. Sounds like your are much closer to the Kennedy Space Center landing
...or are you near Andrews? Yes, but today it sounded much farther away, they have come right over my house with tremendous shock waves
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:28 PM
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15. I was so excited, but it's too cloudy here. :-(
My poor daughter will have to wait 3 years. She was just as bummed as I was. :(
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:29 PM
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16. I can see it from our back deck window. The dark is creeping up
on Mr. Moon, that's for sure.
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better tomorrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:29 PM
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17. not until
we all go out to look to see if the missile hit the satellite and the moon will be covered. same time, isn't it?
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:30 PM
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18. I'm HOWLING now! Partial eclipse rising over the Cascades now in Western Oregon.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:30 PM
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19. Gorgeous!!
The sky cleared up just in time. :woohoo:
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:31 PM
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I saw it.
It was terrific.
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:31 PM
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21. It's moontacular!
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:32 PM
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22. I was just outside watching it.
But it's below zero and I'm in my bathrobe so I didn't last too long. It's neat to watch, though.
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:37 PM
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26. I was just outside, too. But I put on my jacket and warm hat & gloves.
Nice clear sky tonight. Too bad it's frikkin' 10 below zero up here. Gonna make one more trip outside before bed, though. :shiver:

sw
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:34 PM
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23. Barely visible through the cloud cover here
Clear skies Colorado and we have to have some clouds right where the moon is in the sky. But I could see some light disappearing.
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:35 PM
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25. 10 degrees Fahrenheit , clear skies, and about 75% "eclipsed"
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Rockholm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:37 PM
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27. Cool timing with the McCain news.
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IADEMO2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:38 PM
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Saturn on the low left and Leos front paw above
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:38 PM
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28. Perfect night up here in Maine to see it. about 85% as I type
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:10 PM
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38. same here
looks good,,,,
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:40 PM
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29. I took a cool picture
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IADEMO2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:44 PM
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31. Beauty
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 09:40 PM
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30. We just went and looked at it
Very cool! It's a bit more than 75% now. I'm glad we have such a clear night. I could see Saturn, too. We got out the binoculars and the moon looks amazing.
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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:03 PM
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32. All clouds here in Everett WA.
Get an occasional glimpse.. nothing more. It sux
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:05 PM
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33. Totality
Very cool.

I always enjoy watching the night skies at their best.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:05 PM
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34. It rained most of the latter part of the day here. We still have thick cloud
cover. I can't see a thing except the reflection of city lights. When the sky is clear, the stars are clearly visible, probably third or fourth magnitude.
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goodgd_yall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:06 PM
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35. Clear skies here in Sacramento
It looks fabulous!
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:07 PM
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36. beautiful here in tennessee
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tech3149 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:09 PM
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37. This is the first time in my 55 years I had a clear sky to enjoy it.
I just finished watching "Joshua" when it was at 50%, could that mean something?
A beautiful sight from a beautiful world. Let's hope we can make it even more so tomorrow.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:12 PM
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39. I ran outside to take a look, the moon looks eery!!
I'll run outside again to take another look next one not until 2010.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:12 PM
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40. Looks great in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:13 PM
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41. Lake-effect snow here in Rochester
dammit. But I saw it at about 30%. Maybe the sky will clear in another 15 minutes.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:14 PM
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42. a good night for it here in central illinois
Good stuff :)
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-20-08 10:31 PM
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43. Yup. It's about max right now. Gone out an looked a couple of times.
Sky is clear and it's C-C-C-C-COLLLLD! >brrr<
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