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So who else was looking forward to the lunar eclipse tonight. Unfortunately those of us in Cape Town will not be seeing anything by the looks of it :(
 
Well for most part the color will shift and only see it as a dust brown to red.

You might notice this color shift through the clouds ;)
 
no chance in cape town! this storm ain't going nowhere! got at least another 24 hours of sideways-flying rain!
 
droplet said:
no chance in cape town! this storm ain't going nowhere! got at least another 24 hours of sideways-flying rain!
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Same as always.... please keep your dam rain, if you send it here just make sure it falls on the other side of the mountain range (That's where our dams are)
 
Elimentals said:
Same as always.... please keep your dam rain, if you send it here just make sure it falls on the other side of the mountain range (That's where our dams are)
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actually, it does not rain that much in cape town in winter. the majority of days are wind-free, mild and sunny, perhaps with some morning mist near the coast. as a daily commuting biker i know this. i pack rain gear on average once a week.

but the storms ARE impressive...
 
I might take a drive down to the beach and go view it with a cold one in hand.
 
Well there's a thick blanket of clouds outside of one window and blue skies the other. Hopefully by the time I get out of the Bay United match the skies will have made their mind up. :o

Remember - the normal method of shooting a full moon don't apply ;)
 
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Total Eclipse of the Moon - Wed 15th June
Don't forget to watch the total lunar eclipse on Wednesday. The eclipse starts at 8:22pm, is total from 9:21 pm to 11:02pm, and ends at 00:02am. It will be visible from all of Africa, although north-west Africa misses the start.

You don't need any special equipment to watch this - it's worth taking a look, especially at the start of the eclipse, when the Moon starts moving into the shadow of the Earth (at 8:22pm).

The next total lunar eclipse will be at a slightly warmer time of the year but it's a long wait - Sept 28th 2015 - and it's at 3am . . .
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Im there...
 
Just cheacked my app (Starry Nights) and peak viewing time in DBN is +-9:30pm is when the Harvest Moon will be at full umberance :)
 
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