Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]" Because it happens right after the perigee, the closest point to Earth in the moon?s orbit, this blood moon will be nearly the size of a super moon ? appearing 5.3 percent larger than the previous blood moon on April 15. It will be the second in a sequence of four ? called a tetrad ? that are occurring in roughly six-month intervals. The next one will appear on April 4, 2015, and the last one on September 28, 2015." On 10/8/14 6:07 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Happening now I just woke up its " Mostly Cloudy" where I am in NYC so I'm > not in a huge hurry to get dressed and go out and check it out before my > pot > of tea. > The moment of the Full Blood moon tonight is at 6:51 am which is in 51 > minutes as now its 6am.! Full Blood moon means total eclipse of the moon. > The moment of the full Lunar Eclipse is three minutes later. > So that's a bit of a coincidence. If one had at least a 300mm lens go get > it. And the sky clears. > The guy on the weather channel video said it happens a hand full of times > in > 500 years. > And its happening right now! > If I had a tv maybe I'd be watching it on tv. > > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/