That's a LOT'a cheese!

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

Rats all clouds up here.

g.c.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

Rats all clouds up here.

g.c.

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

Rats all clouds up here.

g.c.

Doesn't matter......there's nothing to see.......it's all gone.

Wolfgang

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

Rats all clouds up here.

g.c.

Doesn't matter......there's nothing to see.......it's all gone.

Wolfgang

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

That's a LOT of cheese.
Whatever ate it will probably puke it all back up.

Just wait! ;-)

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.


missed it-
i've been checkin on it, on and off- went out in my nightgown, wading boots
(cause they were the most handy), and raincoat to check again- must have
been a sight!. couldn't see it though- too many clouds, and too much rain
:-(

i do remember last year's eclipse, though

snake

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.


missed it-
i've been checkin on it, on and off- went out in my nightgown, wading
boots (cause they were the most handy), and raincoat to check again- must
have been a sight!. couldn't see it though- too many clouds, and too much
rain :-(

I've been checking pretty regularly. Two minutes ago, the moon was still
completely occluded. Well, "completely" is a bit of a relative term. As a
matter of fact (and true to form) all of the moon is still clearly
visible........it's just not as birght as it is sans eclipse. This brings
to mind an interesting line of speculation. Conventional wisdom has it that
ancient peoples around the world were terrified by the disappearance of the
moon during total eclipses. Not surprisingly, this also held true of solar
eclipses and other celestial events beyond their ability to explain in what
we are pleased to think of as modern scientific terms. But.......as is
clear to anyone looking at a clear sky (in the right places, of course) the
moon actually doesn't disappear......or do anything close to that, for that
matter. One of the greatest and most common mistakes made by "modern"
humans is to suppose a naievite in their distant ancestors that has no
supportable basis in reality. It is no secret, for example, that despite
what many of us think today, the ancient Greeks, from whom we inherited so
much of our current Weltanschauung, didn't (for the most part) attach any
great significance (or any undue belief) in their own mythology......by and
large. So, what exactly DID all of these folks actually believe about
eclipses and sundry other unusual celestial events? Mind you, I am not
speaking of the idiots who understandably; if not necessarily forgivably,
invested credence in the pap their medieval eclesiastical overlords
brainwashed them with, but rather those fortunate individuals who preceded
such nitwits.

i do remember last year's eclipse, though

I take it the moon returned.......eventually.

Wolfgang
who is pleased to have met you and kim, and hopes to repeat the experience.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:34:37 -0500, "Wolfgang" wrote:


"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:12:07 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Something just ate about 85% of the moon.

Wolfgang
no good can come of this.

Rats all clouds up here.

g.c.

Doesn't matter......there's nothing to see.......it's all gone.

Wolfgang

Pretty cool...it was supposed to rain in the DFW area, and it did, but the
clouds broke, and there it was...whodathunk pointing it out would have gotten me
a couple of big ol' kisses...of course, I'd have preferred they had been from my
darlin', but hey, Karl and Dick shore do have purdy mouths...

TC,
R
....aw, I'm just funnin' ya - Jenna, Babs, and Alex put on a show and gave me a
three-way blo...er, nevermind...

On 10/27/04 11:22 PM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

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Nice and clear down here. Beautiful sight to see that bright bright disc go
dim.

Our predecessors certainly did pay attention to what was going on up there.
In many cases because it was hard to miss, especially for those who based
much of their existence on the appearance of the night sky.

On a related note, I just found out that a paper I had an assist on several
years ago is being followed up. Dealt with a supernova that occurred in
1054. Some researchers have decided that it is not unlikely that the folks
living in the desert southwest at the time (who depicted celestial events in
petroglyphs) documented that supernova. Be interesting to see what they
come up with.

Bill