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12-21-2010, 04:40 AM
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Senior Member
City: NC
Vessel Name: The Blue Comet
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs/ NT32
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 146
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Lunar eclipse
Last night the moon over New Jersey looked like a locomotive headlight. Admiral and I got up around 4am to see the eclipse. Worth it. Today is also the beginning of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. For boaters in the northern hemisphere it marks the end of declining daylight.
Starting tomorrow, we begin the long climb back towards another great boating season.
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12-21-2010, 09:16 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,039
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RE: Lunar eclipse
I got up at 2:15 and went outside to take a look. I could see the eclipse but unfortunately there were light clouds over north east Ct and everything was a little fuzzy.
Yes I'm sure it was the clouds.
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12-21-2010, 09:42 AM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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RE: Lunar eclipse
CC,
Yes. Long climb to be sure. We set the alarm but figured it wrong. We even had clear skies here in SE Alaska. The moon was full, very bright and was in our sky from 6pm to 6am. Sorry we missed it.
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12-21-2010, 07:58 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,663
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RE: Lunar eclipse
no luck here as it was overcast and light rain. have to wait till the next one. 2094 is it? (the next one that will coincide with the winter solstice)
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12-21-2010, 09:19 PM
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Guru
City: Cruising East Coast US
Vessel Name: Grace
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,420
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Got up to watch but couldn't hold on long enough to see the peak! Congrats to you who held up for the drama!
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12-21-2010, 10:29 PM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,972
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Here in Calgary I experienced the same haze as JLeonard although I'm not quite as certain that it was clouds...
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12-21-2010, 10:56 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Missed the eclipse, but did get a taste of winter*this previous*late October in the Swiss Alps.* This is the limit of*first-person*snow-appeal for me.* So far here (central California), we've had a good amount of gentle rain and*snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains for the snow*skiers and subsequent water for*agricultural and residential consumers.
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12-22-2010, 04:37 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,567
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Hiya,
** Overcast here.* Not to worry, I'll catch the next one.
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12-22-2010, 08:46 AM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Lunar eclipse
We didn't see the eclipse either but we awakened this morning to some very nice landscaping in the middle of the road, directly across for our driveway.
-- Edited by SeaHorse II on Wednesday 22nd of December 2010 10:48:01 AM
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12-22-2010, 02:53 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Very nice. Gives it that "country lane" look that's all the rage. Plus I suspect the price was right, too.
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12-22-2010, 03:00 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,846
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Quote:
SeaHorse II wrote:
We didn't see the eclipse either but we awakened this morning to some very nice landscaping in the middle of the road, directly across for our driveway.
-- Edited by SeaHorse II on Wednesday 22nd of December 2010 10:48:01 AM
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The (formerly) hanging gardens of LaJolla?
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12-22-2010, 08:04 PM
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Guru
City: Juneau Alaska
Vessel Name: Arctic Traveller
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 607
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RE: Lunar eclipse
We actually got to see it. We were camping in Neah Bay Washington, and the clouds parted just minutes prior to the start.* They came and went, but before I fell asleep it was about half way.** I think we got pretty lucky.............Arctic Traveller
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12-23-2010, 05:42 PM
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Guru
City: Gibsons, B.C., Canada
Vessel Name: Island Pride
Vessel Model: Palmer 32'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,414
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RE: Lunar eclipse
Yeah, It sounds like you had a bit of luck, clouds partling and all.
We had luck too, the rainy kind and lots of it, the clouds cried.
Oh well, maybe next time. I can't complain, too much. I did watch the last one, although it was not a special solstice one, and that was a good viewing night.
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