On Mar 4, 1:50 am, Anthony Ayiomamitis
wrote:
Dear Friends,

The Greek gods expressed their anger this weekend in the most
categorical way and adversely affected the first lunar total eclipse in
three years and the first of two such eclipses during 2007 with a
plethora of clouds (thin and thick depending on their mood during the
course of the eclipse).

For an image taken during totality and which includes 56 Leonis to the
bottom right of the moon, I kindly direct you tohttp://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Eclipses-2007-03-03.htm.

Europe has been hammered this winter and particularly this weekend where
bad weather was common throughout the continent.

Best wishes from (cloudy) Greece!

Anthony.

PS. I have over 100 images to examine and will send a follow-up email if
I have something of greater interest.

Lovely picture,shame that your astronomical explanation of the event
is stupid.

The lunar eclipse is due to the absence of solar radiation and Not,do
you hear this Tony ,Not because the moon is hidden in the Earth's
shadow as you state.

The reason these events are astronomically important is that you infer
valuable information about the orbital motion and path of the Earth -

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...easonearth.png

Most of you have no feel for these events other than an exercise in
self-congratulation be it a lunar eclipse or the event with Mercury a
number of months ago,the event has passed for you and now you await
something else prescribed by your calendrically driven 'predictions'.

Real astronomers would take as much information as possible from these
events and apply it to terrestrial sciences such as
climatology,geology and indeed all existence which is made possible
through the motions of the Earth around the central Sun.

You want the moon to be hidden in the Earth's shadow then good for
you,I would say that is about right for your kind who really have no
feel for what is occuring.