22 December 2010

Images of Canberra - Bad moon over Dunlop

22 December 2010 | By johnboy

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“alloneword” has sent in this picture of last night’s lunar eclipse over Dunlop.

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Holditz3:04 pm 22 Dec 10

SB, if that is the case I’m surprised Stanhope hasn’t appropriated the moon as one of his Street Art installations.

Gerry-Built1:42 pm 22 Dec 10

GG: waxing the moon is what made it so bright last night after the eclipse…

georgesgenitals12:18 pm 22 Dec 10

“Nope, the normal waxing and waning is the position of the sun against the moon, I guess in a sense it’s eclipsing itself, but last night was the earth’s shadow.”

Sorry dude, I was just trying to be a smartarse. It happens sometimes.

Jivrashia12:10 pm 22 Dec 10

Shaving was a chore this morning…

Holditz11:42 am 22 Dec 10

I watched and took pictures last night, but by the time I got outside (about 8:40pm) pretty much of the show was done. (Location Weston Creek, so the eastern hills delayed moonrise for just that much longer.)

johnboy11:05 am 22 Dec 10

Nope, the normal waxing and waning is the position of the sun against the moon, I guess in a sense it’s eclipsing itself, but last night was the earth’s shadow.

georgesgenitals10:56 am 22 Dec 10

Isn’t the waxing and waning of the moon just a very slow cycle of eclipses?

D210:51 am 22 Dec 10

Great shot! 🙂

astrojax9:51 am 22 Dec 10

missed it, dammit; not many windows in emergency wards… 🙁

but yes, post-‘clipse was a very bright orb indeed.

EvanJames9:28 am 22 Dec 10

I feel stupid. I saw the moon like that, and didn’t realise it was the elipse.