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Stinky The Clown

(67,840 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2024, 06:37 PM Apr 8

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NASA image of moon shadow on Earth - my moment of nerd! [View all]

This will be my last eclipse. I am enjoying it for as long as I can.

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NASA image of moon shadow on Earth - my moment of nerd! [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 8 OP

Cool! What a great view. Hekate Apr 8 #1

I learned a new word yesterday: Umbraphile liberalla Apr 9 #22

is that ' what we do in the shadows'? nt et tu Apr 9 #24

Our last solar eclipse malaise Apr 8 #2

When one is in one's seventies, as am I, another . . . . Stinky The Clown Apr 8 #8

So you're saying there's a chance! dchill Apr 9 #38

Wow... That is Magnificent! TY Moon Shadow! Cha Apr 8 #3

Cat Stevens.... Ninga Apr 8 #4

I sing that every full moon! LittleGirl Apr 8 #11

Well played. No pun intended. nt Xipe Totec Apr 9 #46

Wonderful, thanks! enough Apr 8 #5

Mine also.................we are all at the whim of our Star...........we really are............ turbinetree Apr 8 #6

Yeah, I'm probably not gonna be around for the next one, either. n/t PatrickforB Apr 8 #7

My plan is to live forever, or die trying. NewLarry Apr 8 #9

Captain Yossarian's goal too! Bo Zarts Apr 8 #10

Heller Was 12th Air Force In WWII GB_RN Apr 8 #14

Same Rebl2 Apr 8 #12

I'm no dermatologist but I would advise earth to get that spot checked out. Xavier Breath Apr 8 #13

Looks like a powder burn at close range. nt Xipe Totec Apr 9 #47

Moon shadow, moon shadow Bluethroughu Apr 8 #15

And if I ever, lose my .... KPN Apr 9 #27

I know, I have the record. Bluethroughu Apr 10 #52

Imagine, that dark shadow is moving over the ground at, like, at a thousand miles an hour Brother Buzz Apr 8 #16

Hmmm ... always wanted to go to Portugal. KPN Apr 9 #29

"Imagine, that dark shadow is moving over the ground calimary Apr 9 #33

you'll be here for the next eclipse and you'll be voting for President Malia Obama Takket Apr 8 #17

Cool image. To be clear, it's from another eclipse caraher Apr 8 #18

This is one I got from the NWS. MiHale Apr 9 #19

Yeah, it sadly will be my last eclipse as well. lark Apr 9 #20

It's only 21 years so you might still be around. Crunchy Frog Apr 9 #31

Since I'm currently 72, even 21 years is doubtful. lark Apr 10 #50

The next total eclipse in my area is 2049. I'll be over 80 then. 4lbs Apr 9 #21

August 12, 2045 will be the next total eclipse visible in the U.S. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 9 #23

There will be one in 2033 markodochartaigh Apr 9 #26

I will be 93. Send me an email to remind me. Thanks. twodogsbarking Apr 9 #42

If we are both still on DU I'll be talking about it. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 9 #44

But wait, there's more! Dear_Prudence Apr 9 #25

The next transit of Venus will be in 2117. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 9 #40

Oh no! nt Dear_Prudence Apr 9 #48

Not necessarily the last eclipse or even last total eclipse you could see ... marble falls Apr 9 #28

Just wow Easterncedar Apr 9 #30

Aug 2026, Aug 2027, July 2028, Nov 2030 Voltaire2 Apr 9 #32

But total eclipses in any one area like last night aren't too common. Elessar Zappa Apr 9 #34

In general approximately 18 years Voltaire2 Apr 9 #35

I'm not disagreeing. Elessar Zappa Apr 9 #36

Yes, there is an 18 year cycle, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 9 #41

Sure, you might have to drive a couple of hundred miles. Voltaire2 Apr 10 #51

Was just telling someone else about this MissMillie Apr 9 #37

What in the world did they show? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 9 #45

Stuff like this MissMillie Apr 10 #49

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 11 #53

So cool!! Rebl2 Apr 9 #39

The star of life. twodogsbarking Apr 9 #43