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🤔 Tomorrow night. Do not fail to look up! 😁 Like those dang moon-deniers.

Amaze the locals like Christopher Columbus did, as you turn the moon to blood. 🤣 Maybe get them to promise to vote your way in November.

Here's some links:

skyandtelescope.org

Witness a Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15–16

The full Flower Moon ducks inside Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse this month. Prepare for all the highlights of the special event.
skyandtelescope.org skyandtelescope.org

earthsky.org

| EarthSky

earthsky.org earthsky.org

www.livescience.com

Flower moon lunar eclipse rises this weekend: Everything you need to know

You can catch it in-person or online.
www.livescience.com www.livescience.com


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Rhody said:
Excellent info and links. Thanks.
Since the earth is flat how can there be a moon?
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🤔 Easy! The Earth is flat, like a coin, and so is the moon - that's why you only see one side. So just like you can stack poker chips, the moon will slide right over us. It turns red from heat because of the friction from rubbing.

We're all excited, because during an eclipse the moon is actually close enough to hit with a rifle, so we got a bunch of ammo put aside for "the moment of totality," and bets are being taken on who busts it first.

🤔 Totally betting it's me! This one yokel thinks he can hit it with a shotgun - what an idiot! 🤣 But I got my Gulf War Ma Deuce, and everybody knows "50 BMG" means "Bust (the) Moon Good."


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Ad Astra said:
🤔 Easy! The Earth is flat, like a coin, and so is the moon - that's why you only see one side. So just like you can stack poker chips, the moon will slide right over us. It turns red from heat because of the friction from rubbing.

We're all excited, because during an eclipse the moon is actually close enough to hit with a rifle, so we got a bunch of ammo put aside for "the moment of totality," and bets are being taken on who busts it first.

🤔 Totally betting it's me! This one yokel thinks he can hit it with a shotgun - what an idiot! 🤣 But I got my Gulf War Ma Deuce, and everybody knows "50 BMG" means "Bust (the) Moon Good."


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That explains why the moon has all those craters and pock marks. I learned something today.
 
Rhody

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I'm a Lumberjack.
Ad Astra said:
🤔 Easy! The Earth is flat, like a coin, and so is the moon - that's why you only see one side. So just like you can stack poker chips, the moon will slide right over us. It turns red from heat because of the friction from rubbing.

We're all excited, because during an eclipse the moon is actually close enough to hit with a rifle, so we got a bunch of ammo put aside for "the moment of totality," and bets are being taken on who busts it first.

🤔 Totally betting it's me! This one yokel thinks he can hit it with a shotgun - what an idiot! 🤣 But I got my Gulf War Ma Deuce, and everybody knows "50 BMG" means "Bust (the) Moon Good."


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The danger is hitting and cracking the dome. 😅
 
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😬 Another cloudy night eclipse.

We had hail and 60mph winds at one point, branches down and looked like a hurricane. Saw a few glimpses only through clouds.

Hope a bunch of you saw it. Not every day can you witness the celestial gears working.


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Iridian said:
Didn't see much in Europe, it didn't get overly red, but Starlink made an appearance and it was a good reason to use my flashlights late night. :)
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A Starlink train is spectacular, if you catch one right after launch / before final orbits.

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