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WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« on: July 28, 2018, 03:12:20 am »
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WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
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The "Blood Moon" as seen over Erbil. The earth's shadow is completely covering the moon, and the lack of direct sunlight reflecting off it casts a blood red shade, July 27, 2018. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The people of the Kurdistan Region join other parts of the world on Friday night to observe the longest-lasting so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse of the century as the Earth's shadow turns the moon crimson for nearly two hours.

Read more at: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/c384f1f5-e265-4b66-8acf-143487668a24
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Re: WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2018, 07:33:29 am »
Blood moon in Kazar, Russia rising behind a Mosque:



https://themoscowtimes.com/photogalleries/fridays-blood-moon-eclipse-dazzles-stargazers-russia-62370

Nice photo though.
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Re: WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2018, 01:19:18 pm »
When I was a kid the moon always looked red during a lunar eclipse. This "blood moon" stuff is right up there with naming every handful of snow coming down as a winter storm. Hype.....
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Re: WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2018, 01:59:50 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 30, 2018, 01:19:18 pm
When I was a kid the moon always looked red during a lunar eclipse. This "blood moon" stuff is right up there with naming every handful of snow coming down as a winter storm. Hype.....

The term "blood moon" goes back thousands of years.

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Re: WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2018, 02:29:14 pm »
Quote from: thackney on July 30, 2018, 01:59:50 pm
The term "blood moon" goes back thousands of years.
Perhaps: Omens and portents, oh my. I just do not recall the term being hyped like a medieval superstition, rather I recall an era when terms like "Penumbra" were used, right there on teevee, by regular news readers.

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Re: WATCH: Kurdistan joins world to see longest ‘blood moon’ eclipse of the century
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2018, 02:42:25 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 30, 2018, 02:29:14 pm
Perhaps: Omens and portents, oh my. I just do not recall the term being hyped like a medieval superstition, rather I recall an era when terms like "Penumbra" were used, right there on teevee, by regular news readers.

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