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Jan 20

2000
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE


Lake Henshaw (near Palomar Mtn)






Photo Atlas/Observations





mid-totality, 5" f8 APO w/1.6x TC [1600mm], 8:43pm PST



3rd contact, 5" f8 APO w/1.6x TC [1600mm], 9:24pm PST



CLOSEUP of trailing umbral-edge, 3rd contact, 5" f8 APO w/1.6x TC [1600mm], 9:24pm PST



partial phase (post 3rd contact), 5" f8 APO w/1.6x TC [1600mm]



eclipsed moon w/M44 during totality, 200mm



eclipsed moon, M44, Castor+Pollux [Gemini], Procyon [Leo Minor] during totality, 50mm










INDEX







EXPEDITION




Ran meteor patrol program (7pm-6am), for Dec 13-14. Visually, it was a good show: many meteors observed, including a HUGE fireball. Not as many "extreme" fireballs as in 1998. Photographically, '99 also lagged compared to '98:





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