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jimtheworzel
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Posts: 1,949
PRESTON Gateway to the north
WINTER SOLTICE
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December 20, 2010, 16:01:24 »
There will be a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday morning, when the Earth casts a shadow onto the Moon.
On the day of the winter solstice, December 21, the full Moon will start to pass through the cone of Earth's shadow at 6.32am.
The partial eclipse begins when the Moon first enters the dark inner, umbral part of the Earth's shadow, and will become a total eclipse at 7.40am.
It will reach its maximum at 8.17am, and end at 8.
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betula
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Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #1 on:
December 20, 2010, 16:06:34 »
Interesting. :)
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Bugloss2009
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Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #2 on:
December 20, 2010, 16:07:21 »
what do you want us to do? Dance naked round an oak tree? :D
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jimtheworzel
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PRESTON Gateway to the north
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #3 on:
December 20, 2010, 16:32:49 »
IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN DO IT :D ;D ;D
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OllieC
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Nairn
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #4 on:
December 20, 2010, 16:34:11 »
I have a feeling it should be an evergreen tree & it should also have a star on the top to remind us of the eclipse.
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Chrispy
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Posts: 1,052
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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December 20, 2010, 16:34:56 »
Don't we have to sow the magic onions or something.
Too cloudy to see the moon.
Too cold to dance naked around anything.
Too early to be bothered.
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shirlton
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Posts: 6,879
west midlands
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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December 20, 2010, 16:41:32 »
Thanks for sharing that info Jim. I found it very interesting. Shall be up looking for it. Hope I don't see them silly buggers dancing around tho that would be too much.
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"What a sweet little old lady"........
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Digeroo
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Posts: 9,578
Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #7 on:
December 20, 2010, 17:36:26 »
With sunrise at 8.11 it must be happening very close to the horizon but lots of clouds here. Interest too but will also past on the nude prancing though worried this might adversely affect my crops next year. Can I do a bit of kissing under the mistletoe instead?
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caroline7758
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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December 20, 2010, 17:39:05 »
Some details here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/20/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice
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cornykev
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Sunny Cheshunt just outside North London
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #9 on:
December 20, 2010, 18:08:03 »
Its never too cold to dance naked. :P :P :P :-*
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sunloving
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Posts: 1,340
Living on a small holding in Ireland
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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December 20, 2010, 21:09:44 »
Now im of to bed with the intension of making sure im watching the skys early (even if it is out the bedroom window with tea. but i bet around 9 ill have this feeling that ive forgotton to do something.
hope its a clear morning
x sunloving
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gentlefingers
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Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #11 on:
December 20, 2010, 21:38:28 »
can't wait for the days to grow longer again..... :-\
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Manouche
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Posts: 330
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #12 on:
December 21, 2010, 07:21:19 »
Can't see anything here this morning in Portsmouth but a great picture on breakfast TV from Belfast where there are clear skies.
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saddad
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Derby, Derbyshire (Strange, but true!)
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #13 on:
December 21, 2010, 07:38:36 »
We've got it outside now in Derby... :)
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Chrispy
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Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #14 on:
December 21, 2010, 08:20:31 »
Still under a thick blanket of cloud here, nothing to see, glad I stopped in bed.
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shirlton
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west midlands
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #15 on:
December 21, 2010, 08:32:37 »
Didn't see anything here in Sutton Coldfield.
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When I get old I don't want people thinking
"What a sweet little old lady"........
I want em saying
"Oh Crap! Whats she up to now ?"
caroline7758
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Posts: 7,267
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #16 on:
December 21, 2010, 08:40:31 »
I watched it from my bed- through the frost on the insideof the Velux!
Interesting to see but a bit disappointing in the climax- very pale and slightly pink rather than red. Radio 4 reckoned it was best north of Newcastle.
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tonybloke
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Gorleston 0n sea, Norfolk
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #17 on:
December 21, 2010, 08:47:06 »
low cloud here :(
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SamLouise
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Posts: 2,258
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #18 on:
December 21, 2010, 09:06:58 »
Too much cloud and more snow to see anything here. Tsk, I prepared a naked dance and everything >:( ;D
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antipodes
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W. France, 5m x 20m (900 ft2)
Re: WINTER SOLTICE
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Reply #19 on:
December 21, 2010, 09:16:57 »
Yes we are completely clouded in now, but I did notice that this morning it was unusually dark. Wonder if that was related?
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