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| Jupiter, low in the south, just above the trees
and security lights - barely reachable by Bresser from inside, too low for Backyard
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Lunation 1041 - 17th Feb 2007 - 18th March 2007
16th March 2007
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| Jupiter, low in the south, just above the trees
and security lights - barely reachable by Bresser from inside, too low for Backyard
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15th March 2007
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| The midnight plough - right overhead - in a heavily light-polluted sky ... |
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| After the afternoon rain ... |
14th March 2007
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| The red stars Betelgeuse in Orion and Alderbaran in Taurus stand out in a clear sky in the south (15 secs, Lumix on tripod) |
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| Sun starts to sink below the varied cloud | More gaps yet in the east |
13th March 2007
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| Orion again - belt and sword! Tripod shot. Stars great till thin cloud drifted over | Saturn via Tal - from video |
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| Sunset still with clouds around - but yet again some clear sky! |
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| Plane making tracks near Vega in Lyra at 01.30 UT |
12th March 2007
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| Again - Orion just asking for another photo! 15 secs on tripod | Attempt at photo through C8 later - (a fuzzy still here, not got videos converted yet!) | Finally got the software sorted - and stacked a video from C8 (about 30 secs) from hand-held camera - then enlarged it. Worth the effort! |
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| Glorious sunset with clear blue sky showing - hopeful!! | Venus to WNW a little later - still some clear sky | Saturn already high in the ESE as the sun goes down |
10/11th March 2007
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| 10th March - clouds about! | 11th March - and again ... |
9th March 2007
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| Periods of clear sky beween bands of cloud - there was Orion - here's his belt! | Harder to make out, Auriga with Capella and the Kids |
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| Cloud arriving over Saturn, Regulus and the Leo stars |
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| Sunny day on the whole - 17:20 going down in the clouds | Venus above the clouds still at 18:40 UT |
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| Moon hiding in the low SE after its splendid efforts for the eclipse. Clouds, rain, sunny spells ... But a view of Lyra near 2 am in the East battling the light pollution (Graphic on photo) |
Saturday 3rd March 2007 total eclipse of the Moon
Have put a variety of photos of the Eclipse from different instruments on a new Total Lunar Eclipse Page
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| An incredibly clear sky, a three-coloured moon turning slowly red, and a mass of surrounding stars! Beyond my poor photographic capabilities but I hope you all managed to see it! (Tal and Caplio) |
Using Tal-1 and Caplio:
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| In penumbra - no noticeable change 20:18 UT |
Grimaldi in SW getting darker 21:22 UT |
Nearly half gone 22:07 UT |
Trying to catch the red colour 22:16 UT |
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| Red increasing 22:48 UT |
Around mid eclipse - as red as it got 23:26 UT |
Coming out of umbra again After midnight |
Brighter moon emerging again 00:16 - last photo |
| TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE 3rd March 2007 / Live eclipse webcast By Peter Grego, SPA Lunar Director 20h 18m 11s UT till 02h 23m 44s UT |
Friday 2nd March 2007
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| Cloud ... | Light and Dark areas ... | Dark Grimaldi | Bright Aristarchus |
Sundog - 12:30 UT
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| Sequence of sundog shots | 12:30 UT Friday | Ignore dark splodges | - damaged camera | nearly gone ... |
Jupiter 05:00 UT
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| Ignore awful pic - for timing only - Jupiter low in S at 5 am |
| Missed occultation of Saturn by Moon but check out Pete Lawrence's pics |
| GRAZING OCCULTATION OF SATURN March 2nd 2007 ~ 02h 30 UT onwards. By Jon Harper, SPA Occultation Director The path of the graze zone is shown on the
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1st March 2007 - day 12
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| Didn't look hopeful at sunset | 12 day moon through the Tal | Saturn later through C8 | Saturn at 22:30UT getting closer to occultation by moon |
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| Northern Imbrium | Western Oceanus Procellarum | Giant Schickard on the edge |
| Camera damaged - excuse the dark blobs | Terminator was full of interesting areas - good to get a decent length of viewing in despite the cold | Used the C8 for examining the craters on the terminator |
28th Feb 2007 - day 11
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| Just after 6pm - swift clouds and strong winds | Actual clear bit of sky before 6 - Mare Humorum stood out on terminator and Aristarchus was just appearing (Tal) | Sun going down 6.15pm UT - plenty dark clouds heading my way! |
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| Gruithuisen mountains with, I think, the Harbinger mountain to the south (Tal) | Dreadful pic of Gassendi and its peaks |
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| Later, via C8, Aristarchus more in view | Schiller near the terminator - great views, poor pics!! |
27th Feb 2007 - day 10
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| 10 day moon - between showers (Tal) | Bleary Saturn before being blotted out |
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| Sinus Iridum appearing out of the night, ridges of lava showing on Mare Imbrium | Superb sight of layers of lava on Mare Humorum - but you'll have to make do with this western area of Mare Nubium | The 'flight' of Newton craters in the south looked great but not, alas on this photo!! |
26th Feb 2007 - day 9
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| Still hazy 9 day moon showing the SE and E libration areas (Tal) |
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| Mountains and peaks round the Mare Imbrium (C8) | The ever-glorious Copernicus (C8) | Large craters to the south (with C8) |
25th Feb 2007 - day 8
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| Clouds rushed in from the NW as soon as I set the Tal up | But there was good views to be grabbed - even Saturn appeared in the east |
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| Sunset with usual clouds | Moon still bright and clear above the bird seed! |
22nd Feb 2007 - day 5
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| Cloud kept away for a short viewing with the Tal | Mare Nectaris | Libration good for Mare Marginis and the swirls |
17th - 21st Feb 2007
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| 17th Feb - sunset with growing clouds | 20th Feb - sunset with thicker clouds! | 21st Feb 4 day moon with more clouds!! |
