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Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:43 pm
by Key-J
Morning SRF,
Anyone else, seeing the Lunar Eclipse going on? I had no idea it was going on, and had to get up early for an exam. So there i saw it, really awesome

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Here are a few pics friends took, kindly donated by their FB accounts:


Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:48 pm
by *BlackFox
That's cool!
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:14 pm
by jyushinshuu
Saw it, was cool.
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:38 am
by Avalanche
I'm so American I thought this was October 12th, 2011
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:06 pm
by jaksje
wait so what happens when there is a lunar eclipse? the moon doesnt show anymore? what goes infront of it then?
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:01 pm
by Tasdik
jaksje wrote:wait so what happens when there is a lunar eclipse? the moon doesnt show anymore? what goes infront of it then?
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:09 pm
by PureStr
jaksje wrote:wait so what happens when there is a lunar eclipse? the moon doesnt show anymore? what goes infront of it then?
If serious, before we get into lunar eclipse, I must tell you that the earth is a sphere (3D circle) and it rotates around the sun.
Now, have fun with this:
OMFG, Copernicus would've loved to have google too.PS: nice pictures
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:04 pm
by jaksje
Tasdik wrote:jaksje wrote:wait so what happens when there is a lunar eclipse? the moon doesnt show anymore? what goes infront of it then?
no im Farking serious, cuz if the sun would go infront of the moon then there would be light right? or am i Farking retarded? XD
EDIT: ok im stupid :0 haha got it now
for the ones who didnt get it and dont wann look stupid

Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:06 pm
by poehalcho
jaksje wrote:Tasdik wrote:jaksje wrote:wait so what happens when there is a lunar eclipse? the moon doesnt show anymore? what goes infront of it then?
no im Farking serious, cuz if the sun would go infront of the moon then there would be light right? or am i Farking retarded? XD
Earth's Shadow.
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:14 pm
by jaksje
got it got it

Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:58 pm
by TheDrop
ahh so in a solar eclipse its the moon blocking the sun, in a lunar its the earth blocking and the moon..o_O
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:53 pm
by ltsune
UnbeatableDevil wrote:ahh so in a solar eclipse its the moon blocking the sun, in a lunar its the earth blocking and the moon..o_O
In a lunar it's the earth that blocks the light from the sun.
Re: Lunar Eclipse. 10/12/11
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:54 pm
by The Invisible
Woah, was something special supposed to happen 2 days ago, i never noticed ._.
Well, i always liked stars and galaxies related ... Stuff.
I remember seeing a solar eclipse 3-4 years ago but never saw a lonar one.