I watched it from the Y in provo. being half way up the mountain helped get over most of the garbage in the valley. I'm glad I got up to see it. Josh On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> wrote:

Patrick,

I wouldn't miss it.  I watched it start to finish.  It was well worth getting up a little early for (or in your case, going to be a little late!)

Thanks,

Rodger C. Fry

-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:15 AM To: utah astronomy utah astronomy listserve Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse some better than I thought

Just came in from viewing the eclipse.  Very low in the west and the smog didn't help.  But despite the brightening sky the eclipse still showed a good bit of color.

Anyone in SL Valley try to spot it?

Rob, how's the view from Maui?

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Here are four of my photos. http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/

Here are eclipse photos I captured from Cache Valley. The inversion haze didn't help, but I think they turned out OK. http://smithplanet.com/astro/earthmoon/moon/images/eclipse.jpg http://smithplanet.com/astro/earthmoon/moon/images/eclipse1.jpg Jared

Cool, Brent! ________________________________ From: Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse some better than I thought Here are four of my photos. http://s1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/ _______________________________________________ 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

Here's the better of mine, point n shoot Nikon through 25mm eyepiece https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2890773147842.2158026.1215656729&t... On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:

Those are striking, Chuck. Nothing to apologize about!

________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse some better than I thought

I haven't had time to learn how to use my new Orion astro-camera, so I used a high-def camcorder in still mode, afocally coupled to a 50mm f/9 refractor. But the camera kept changing my manual focus and gain settings, re-setting itself to auto, so these aren't very good at all. None of my shots of the partial phase came out since the moon was an overexposed white blob. These shots of near totality and into totality are just tad better. At least you can tell it's the moon, lol. My apologies to the "real" astrophotographers on the list.

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/Lunar%20Eclipse/

Still, I'm glad I observed it visually too. Even the best photos never match the visual view. I got up at 4:30 as usual and watched the entire event.

I thought it was cool the way those two dim stars popped into view near the lunar limb as it neared totality. You couldn't see them at all for most of the eclipse.

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I really wish I'd had a better spot On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:

Also nice -- I'm starting to regret not getting up for it. -- Joe

________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse some better than I thought

Here's the better of mine, point n shoot Nikon through 25mm eyepiece

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2890773147842.2158026.1215656729&t...

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com

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wrote:

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Those are striking, Chuck. Nothing to apologize about!

________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse some better than I thought

I haven't had time to learn how to use my new Orion astro-camera, so I used a high-def camcorder in still mode, afocally coupled to a 50mm f/9 refractor. But the camera kept changing my manual focus and gain settings, re-setting itself to auto, so these aren't very good at all. None of my shots of the partial phase came out since the moon was an overexposed white blob. These shots of near totality and into totality are just tad better. At least you can tell it's the moon, lol. My apologies to the "real" astrophotographers on the list.

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/Lunar%20Eclipse/

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Still, I'm glad I observed it visually too. Even the best photos never match the visual view. I got up at 4:30 as usual and watched the entire event.

I thought it was cool the way those two dim stars popped into view near the lunar limb as it neared totality. You couldn't see them at all for most of the eclipse.

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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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