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Have a great trip Mona - when do you leave?
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BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human
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I've left. In fact, I've arrived and am writing this from the Hurtigruten ship Midnatsol in Bergen. We'll be leaving about eight this evening headed north.
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Have a wonderful time Mona!
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BellaOnline Editor Renaissance Human
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I came across this cartoon by Glenn & Gary McCoy. I know the thread is about total eclipses, but this gave me such a laugh I had to share it.
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I loved the cartoon Mona!
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Michelle Anne Cope
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Mona, that was pretty cute!!
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This is a total lunar eclipse, though not the most recent one. The picture is interesting because it stresses an unusual scientific side to such an eclipse. The green light beam is a laser being used to measure the Earth-Moon distance. The laser's target is a retroreflector left on the Moon by Apollo 15 astronauts. Timing the return of the laser pulse allows a highly accurate determination of the distance traveled. Performance is improved during the eclipse because direct sunlight is blocked. (Credit & copyright: Dan Long)
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Mona, that's pretty cool!
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A haiku from Romania celebrating the lunar eclipse and accompanying sky objects. This is from the astropoetry blog of Astronomers without Borders (AWB).
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