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Old 02-23-2008
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I can't say I noticed any turquoise color through my 80mm ED refractor. This eclipse seemed quite a bit darker and less colorful than the last one. While I did see some orange, for the most part I thought the moon was quite dark. I did have some cloud roll over for a half hour or so shortly after the full eclipse started but it cleared up with plenty of time to view the rest of the eclipse. I didn't have to go to far to view the eclipse. Opening the front door of the house and putting the telescope in the driveway was all I needed to do. It wasn't overly cold, around 4C if I remember correctly.

Did anybody take any pictures? Take a look at these great shots from Ozzmoziz. eclipse of febuary 20 2008 from montreal - Extreme Astronomy Image Gallery
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