I watched it from my friend's house at 4500S and Wasatch Blvd. The view from there was excellent, even with the smog. It was very cold, about 20 degrees, and by the time the moon sunk out of view, all my digits were numb and just about every joint in my body hurt. It was so worth it though. Through my 8" dob I was able to watch as it passed completely out of view. A great night. On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com>wrote:
I watched the eclipse from about 0600 until 0720. My observation is that it was a very dark eclipse. There was not a lot of color compared to others I have seen. It seems like the moon moved through a weak orange into dark gray (almost black) pretty quickly. Many other eclipses I have seen have been a much more vibrant orange. The moon had totally disappeared from sight by 0720.
I watched from Bountiful Boulevard. We were pretty well above the haze. At the height of the eclipse there were six of us with tripods set up and cameras capturing the visage. I had hoped for different lighting than what I actually experienced. I have some photos, but I am not sure they are really good.
Overall, I am happy to have seen this eclipse. It was very different than any I have seen in the past. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
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