Not a very good shot, but this is the best I managed to shoot freehand with a crappy 18-55 lens. (Yes, instagram has made me hopelessly obsessed with 1:1 cropping.)
Pretty cool.
That is awesome.
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Full lunar eclipse (Wednesday, 8th of October)
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That is awesome.
Both the lunar eclipse where you could see Mars and Spika and this one the sky has been crystal clear. I'm in Wisconsin. 
At first I was like "WHY ARE THERE TWO MOONS WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON?!" then I noticed it was two photos. lol
At first I was like "WHY ARE THERE TWO MOONS WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON?!" then I noticed it was two photos. lol
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Yep, that's the moon.
Been up for the last 45 minutes or so checking it out. The eclipse seems to have peaked right at 4am. Looked absolutely incredible since the sky was so clear. I was more intrigued with the rest of the stars since they were so intense tonight. Orion, Jupiter, and especially Sirius looked so damn bright. The atmospheric conditions were just right for star gazing. Ok back to bed, but definitely worth while getting up to see it.
Due to the eclipse itself
Star/planet gazing is recommended during the new moon periods because of it.
teruterubozu
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I doubt you saw Sirius with Orion out. That's a summer star.
It was probably Arcturus.
lol me too
Demons, caves, reapers, voices, flooding, and places changing from safe and calm to terrifying.
Woo, the clouds cleared. I took a few photos.
(I actually had an interesting experience! As I was snapping pictures of the blood moon, I heard something scrabbling frantically at the fence at the back of the garden. I assumed it was a possum on the ground, and carried on moon-gazing. About ten minutes passed, and then suddenly this weird, hair-raising growl echoed in the night, seemingly very close to where I was sitting - it sounded a bit like a cat's purr, but from something much larger and more menacing. That did it. I dashed into the house, grabbed a torch and then shone it around the garden. But I couldn't see anything there - whatever it was had vanished, and didn't come back again for the remainder of the eclipse. I'm assuming it was a koala - I hear their grunting cries a lot at night, although this didn't sound exactly the same.)
(I actually had an interesting experience! As I was snapping pictures of the blood moon, I heard something scrabbling frantically at the fence at the back of the garden. I assumed it was a possum on the ground, and carried on moon-gazing. About ten minutes passed, and then suddenly this weird, hair-raising growl echoed in the night, seemingly very close to where I was sitting - it sounded a bit like a cat's purr, but from something much larger and more menacing. That did it. I dashed into the house, grabbed a torch and then shone it around the garden. But I couldn't see anything there - whatever it was had vanished, and didn't come back again for the remainder of the eclipse. I'm assuming it was a koala - I hear their grunting cries a lot at night, although this didn't sound exactly the same.)
Just reviewed some constellation maps, and it was definitely Sirius. Plus I was using my various star apps on my phone to learn about other less common constellations when I was gazing last night. Sirius is relatively close to Orion, so it's expected to see both when the constellation of Orion is high in the sky.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Yup, just like I said, just about every time there's some celestial event that can be seen in CT, it's cloudy as fuck.
Lionel Mandrake
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Got up at 5 am, couldn't see a thing. It was completely clear before I went to bed. This shit never fails.
Same with me. Except I set my alarm for 5:30 central time. Got up, clouds were blocking, couldn't see the moon at all.
ImpalingNarwhal
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Woke up early for this. It was worth it. Got a great look of the moon passing completely to red. Beautiful, clear morning here.
ikr...It was rainy and cloudy all yesterday but it so bright and clear this morning
-Deadpool-
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Clouds nearly all night, but managed to get a break at the start and middle. Walked out right at the end and the clouds were gone, so unlucky haha..
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