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Timelapse Lunar Eclipse Over Downtown Kansas City by Tom Martinez

Posted on April 7, 2015 by

Published by Tom Martinez, Historian of the Astronomical Solemnity of Kansas City, on Apr 7, 2015 The total phase was not seen from KC since totality occurred after moonset. Crystal clear skies allowed for a nice view of the last … Continue reading →

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Observing the Blood Moon Eclipse

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

I went to bed slightly early last night, but first I set my alarm for 4:45 a.m. Central. As I noted a couple of days ago, I wanted to get up early to observe a total lunar eclipse.  As usually … Continue reading →

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Blood Moon Total Eclipse Early Wednesday Morning (for Central Time Zone)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

Central Daylight Time (October 8, 2014): Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:15 a.m. CDT on October 8 Total eclipse begins: 5:25 a.m. CDT Greatest eclipse: 5:55 a.m. CDT Total eclipse ends: 6:24 a.m. CDT Partial eclipse ends: 7:34 a.m. CDT There … Continue reading →

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Tom J Martinez PhotoBlog: Blood Moon and Great Blue Heron

Posted on April 25, 2014 by

http://tomjmartinez.blogspot.com/2014/04/blood-moon-and-great-blue-heron_25.html?m=1 Fellow ASKC member and astrophotography Tom Martinez relates his recent adventures with the Blood Moon and Blue Heron. Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon

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Partial Lunar Eclipse

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I set my alarm for 4:30 a.m. before I fell asleep Sunday night. The alarm woke me and I stumbled to the west facing window in my bedroom and couldn’t find the full moon. I assumed, blearily and incorrectly, that … Continue reading →

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From Full Moon to Crescent in Less Than Thirty Minutes

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

I almost overslept this morning.  Saturday mornings are like that.  Especially when you stay up late to watch a DVD.  But something snapped me awake at 5:45 a.m.  Probably my daily weather alert text message. I jumped out of bed, … Continue reading →

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See the Last Lunar Eclipse of 2011 at Dawn

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Quick reminder post via my Nook Color web browser (so pardon the typos, lack of photos or links) to rise bright and early tomorrow before the moon sets (or the sun rises) to catch the final lunar eclipse of the … Continue reading →

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