http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/08/07/eclipsed/ Despatches from the West of Ireland. Sat, 19 May 2012 14:37:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/08/07/eclipsed/comment-page-1/#comment-3585 John Smyth Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:14:11 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=1568#comment-3585 Hi Maggi, Hmm...I hadn't thought about that....until now. Funny you should mention it - there is an asteroid shower due tonight (the Perseids). Unfortunately, it's raining here in Galway so not much chance of seeing one...unless it is a really BIG one :-) Hi Maggi,
Hmm…I hadn’t thought about that….until now. Funny you should mention it – there is an asteroid shower due tonight (the Perseids). Unfortunately, it’s raining here in Galway so not much chance of seeing one…unless it is a really BIG one

]]> http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/08/07/eclipsed/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Maggi McKenzie Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:52:55 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=1568#comment-3584 So gorgeous. But looking at all those impact craters makes me think the next incoming must be due sometime soon. So gorgeous. But looking at all those impact craters makes me think the next incoming must be due sometime soon.

]]> http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/08/07/eclipsed/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Sean McCormack Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:07:41 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=1568#comment-3579 And it looked pretty much like the last night too John. I had the 40D with 50-500 and 2x out for a whopping 1600mm FF equivalent.. Could I see a shadow? Nope. And while NASA said it wouldn't be visible to the naked eye... it wasn't visible to me either... and then it clouded over about 2am. And it looked pretty much like the last night too John. I had the 40D with 50-500 and 2x out for a whopping 1600mm FF equivalent.. Could I see a shadow? Nope. And while NASA said it wouldn’t be visible to the naked eye… it wasn’t visible to me either… and then it clouded over about 2am.

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