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				Lunar eclipse for most of the lower 48 and farther south ~40 mins
			 
			I total eclipse (and supermoon, FWIW) should be starting very soon Totality is going to last ~1.5 hours tonight. I think the folks in the northwest US are going https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-lunar-eclipse-may16-2022/  Quote: 
 
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			clouded over here     
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			I was out looking at ~830 my time which was supposed to be the start of the penumbral portion.  It looked like any other full moon at that point, but for the past 30 mins or so, I've been slowly seeing a darkening on the lower left.  My camera noticed before I did, but now it's very obvious.  I'll probably stay up watching and taking the odd photograph until totality sets in, then I'll be off to bed.
		 
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			Clouds blew out here so it's pretty clear. Moon is still below the horizon though for another 45 min or so. I've got my camera/lens set up to take outside if/when it becomes visible. 
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			Cloudy here with T-Storms rolling in. Doubt we will see it. 
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			Moon is abut Half covered right now. Good eclipse!
		 
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			Light rain here so no beuno.....  On the plus side I broke out some classic surf flicks I haven't looked at in ages so at least stoked on that! 
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			Clear but Houston hazy. I was watching as the light left the right side. Beautiful.
		 
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			I took about 130 photos.  I'll have to get them converted from raw tomorrow.
		 
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| Registered | This was shot with a Sony A7iii in super asp-c mode with the Nikkor 300 + TC-200 teleconverter. 
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that looks like a beast.  What focal length?  Have you got a teleconverter on it?
		 
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			Cloudy and we have had thunderstorms here in Bama.  Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk 
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| Registered | SOOC except for cropping. Sony A9 w/Nikkor 300 lens + TC-200 teleconverter. 
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			It's a Nikkor 300mm 4.5 lens with a TC-200 Nikon converter.
		 
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			Clear here.   Nice and red.
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