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Surya Gayatri

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107. Sparkling stars and a RED moon in northern Europe, even through ambiant city light.

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 02:25 AM

Sep 2015

Last edited Mon Sep 28, 2015, 03:09 AM - Edit history (2)

The cosmos was with us here in Paris, France this night. Absolutely cloudless skies and pollutionless air.

Had to wake up at 3h45 a.m., but was witness to an unequalled two hour+ spectacle from my fourth-floor living room window.

MAGNIFICENT! I was shouting to the empty street below: "Elle est ROUGE, elle est vraiment ROUGE !" It's RED, it's really RED!"

To nature for a once-in-twenty-year show!

View from Paris.

View from the southwest Aquitaine region of France.

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OK, check in here if you're watching the eclipse! [View all] LongTomH Sep 2015 OP

&$#$%&^*&^#@!@ Total cloud cover here! WinkyDink Sep 2015 #1

Same here.%�*��. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #42

Ditto. bvf Sep 2015 #94

Too cloudy. :( nt snappyturtle Sep 2015 #2

Nope, nothing here. Only clouds darkangel218 Sep 2015 #3

I'm on it! Thanks for reminding me! Kath1 Sep 2015 #4

We've got partially cloudy skies in mid-Michigan, but right now it's VERY visible Siwsan Sep 2015 #5

just checked it out treestar Sep 2015 #6

Almost half gone now. Not red at all, though. I hope it gets "bloody" before it ends tblue37 Sep 2015 #7

Where are you? In Seattle it's totally in progress - full eclipse. trillion Sep 2015 #75

Lawrence, KS. By the time it was about 90% full, it was nice and red. tblue37 Sep 2015 #76

Yes. From my front porch. Bok_Tukalo Sep 2015 #8

Remembering this. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #46

Are any of you getting the redness? My view is just gray so far. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #9

Woo Hoo!! My eclipse is finally bloody! About 90% coverage and quite red! nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #21

Mine was brown with yellow glow around the left edge and bottom trillion Sep 2015 #78

Did you get the red when full coverage approached? I did. Loved it! nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #79

Ours is very red... haikugal Sep 2015 #81

Mine turned dark brick reddish finally. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #82

Beautiful... haikugal Sep 2015 #87

Yes it was amazing to watch Nite Owl Sep 2015 #83

watched the first 15-20 minutes, but then the clouds came onenote Sep 2015 #10

Need to head back out - with my 7X50 binoculars! LongTomH Sep 2015 #11

Nice cloudless night LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #12

Perfect view from my living room window... I have high windows .. FarPoint Sep 2015 #13

It's raining, of course. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #14

Watching! Texasgal Sep 2015 #15

It's not showing here just yet--a bit early for us. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #16

Slight red tinge Person 2713 Sep 2015 #17

A bit cloudy and I am too tired to stay up. bigwillq Sep 2015 #18

too cloudy d_r Sep 2015 #19

There's too many clouds over central FL. ohnoyoudidnt Sep 2015 #20

HERE! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #22

Pretty much total now. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #23

All clouds and rain Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #24

almost all gone. kind of reddish KittyWampus Sep 2015 #25

Rainy like heck here. I don't think I'll see it. yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #26

Had to go stand in the street, which was a bit challenging, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2015 #27

More orange than red. Kids want to know more about eclipses now Person 2713 Sep 2015 #28

Spooky - The Pope Leaves The U.S. And The Moon Goes Dark....nt global1 Sep 2015 #29

hee hee. . . . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2015 #61

Beautiful! Clear desert sky tonight. Zorra Sep 2015 #30

Yea, the clouds are actually getting worse around DC johnnyrocket Sep 2015 #31

And now our sky is perfectly clear! Siwsan Sep 2015 #32

Clear skies here (suburb of NYC) DinahMoeHum Sep 2015 #33

I think this kind occurs just often enough for annabanana Sep 2015 #63

The next will be 18 years from now; the last was 33 years ago. Often cloud cover has tblue37 Sep 2015 #110

Was visible until about 1/3 covered then the clouds came. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #34

Super Raccoon? cui bono Sep 2015 #100

I think he was wearing a Sanders shirt! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #111

Taken pictures and sippin' vodka Android3.14 Sep 2015 #35

Stunning shadowmayor Sep 2015 #36

Amazing to watch cal04 Sep 2015 #37

Too much cloud coverage here to get more than a glimpse... MrMickeysMom Sep 2015 #38

It was awesome! :) Too bad my phone camera was too crappy to take a picture of it :( ZM90 Sep 2015 #39

Norman OK, clear skies Still Sensible Sep 2015 #40

@$#&ing monsoon!!! Recursion Sep 2015 #41

Perfect weather here ThoughtCriminal Sep 2015 #43

in and out of clouds. I am trying to timelapse but kitty keeps headbutting the camera corkhead Sep 2015 #44

It is too overcast in my part of Texas Gothmog Sep 2015 #45

Yup. For a change we have clear skies sarge43 Sep 2015 #47

It is really cool looking in Colorado... though I can understand why the ancients would have been hlthe2b Sep 2015 #48

Absolutely awesome MissDeeds Sep 2015 #49

It's a Miracle!!!! catchnrelease Sep 2015 #50

Saw it. Pretty awesome Renew Deal Sep 2015 #51

Got a couple quick glimpses between clouds. we can do it Sep 2015 #52

completely overcast in the greater AA area Doctor_J Sep 2015 #53

Saw it. Awesome. eom Purveyor Sep 2015 #54

It was incredible karynnj Sep 2015 #55

Rained all day. Heavy cloud cover tonight. No lunar watching for me. 1monster Sep 2015 #56

Magnificent n/t malaise Sep 2015 #57

Cloudy smaze. zentrum Sep 2015 #58

Too many damn fools inside on a night like this.. annabanana Sep 2015 #59

Not me, I skeerd shenmue Sep 2015 #60

unfortunately it was cloudy AnAzulTexas Sep 2015 #62

I knew i was a moonbat libodem Sep 2015 #64

Beautiful, wish I had a better camera though, son got some nice pictures AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #65

Yes - As I Type cantbeserious Sep 2015 #66

Had a jet fly right through it, I was watching through binoculars. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #67

Saw a bit before the clouds rolled in here in Vegas. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #68

first party I was kicked out of! TERFs sure are touchy MisterP Sep 2015 #69

Plenty of clouds but it broke thru right when dae Sep 2015 #70

All clouds in the Redneck Riviera Triana Sep 2015 #71

I saw the exquisite moonrise, and I saw the first few degrees of the eclipse. Then the clouds scarletwoman Sep 2015 #72

I'm in Lansing, MI. I saw the total eclipse, moon was rusty red. Went catbyte Sep 2015 #73

Definitely watching, it is AWESOME!!! trillion Sep 2015 #74

Look at it over your shoulder with a mirror snort Sep 2015 #77

Checking in. Watching in awe. classof56 Sep 2015 #80

The next super blood moon is in 2033, the last was 1982. Tonites is a Super Blood Moon beacuse of it trillion Sep 2015 #84

The clouds cleared this evening. In Oakland, CA watching it from our living room couch through our mulsh Sep 2015 #85

8:30 Pacific and for once, no clouds!! HeiressofBickworth Sep 2015 #86

Cloudy here. Watched NASA live stream and caught glimpses between clouds. Jackilope Sep 2015 #88

Too much cloud cover here. I'm sorry to say. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #89

Got some great pics!!! Gloria Sep 2015 #90

Clear skies here in Portland - for a change! Saw it almost all blocked out and then orange light DiehardLiberal Sep 2015 #91

very cool looking here in AZ DesertRat Sep 2015 #92

Austin, Tx. HubertHeaver Sep 2015 #93

Stunning here! colorado_ufo Sep 2015 #95

I'm envious! LongTomH Sep 2015 #112

Finally no clouds ChazII Sep 2015 #96

It's a beautiful night, warm for September, here at 8500 ft. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #97

Alas, we've not seen the sun, much less the moon since wednesday here in the piedmont of NC Populist_Prole Sep 2015 #98

Just ended here in Mesa, AZ caught the last 5 mins or so ... brett_jv Sep 2015 #99

In full eclipse as it rose here on the west coast stopwastingmymoney Sep 2015 #101

Cloud cover in L.A. Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2015 #102

Watching it from New Mexico. SheilaT Sep 2015 #103

We had a perfect view of it while watching a men's league outdoor soccer game. 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #104

My amateur astronomical photo. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #105

Great view here in the PNW Matariki Sep 2015 #106

Sparkling stars and a RED moon in northern Europe, even through ambiant city light. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #107

I saw it tonight. It was beautiful. The moon looked like Mars. nt valerief Sep 2015 #108

It was too cloudy here, however Sherman A1 Sep 2015 #109

We missed it in Interior Alaska - total cloud cover. raven mad Sep 2015 #113