Total Lunar Eclipse, May 15/16

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-05-11 02:24am

woo hoo!

for more info, see this:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/e ... May15.html

and there's a solar eclipse on the 31st:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/A ... E2003.html

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-05-11 02:27am

Yeah, I noticed that in the Sky & Telescope Stargazer's Almanac a few days ago.

I wonder if Warner Brothers purposefully timed the release of The Matrix Reloaded to coincide with the eclipse...

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-05-11 07:56am

The 16th is my B-Day. Why does this unsettle me?????

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-05-11 12:18pm

Darksider wrote:The 16th is my B-Day. Why does this unsettle me?????

Don't let it bother you. Contrary to what the astrologers say, a lunar eclipse is not an omen of anything (unless you want it to be, in which case it's just a case of applied psychology). It only has significance if you give it significance.

I just found it kind of funny that The Matrix Reloaded is coming out on the same day. I guess they're trying to play on people's fears, intentionally or unintentionally.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-05-11 01:35pm

Crayz9000 wrote:
Darksider wrote:The 16th is my B-Day. Why does this unsettle me?????
Don't let it bother you. Contrary to what the astrologers say, a lunar eclipse is not an omen of anything (unless you want it to be, in which case it's just a case of applied psychology). It only has significance if you give it significance.

I just found it kind of funny that The Matrix Reloaded is coming out on the same day. I guess they're trying to play on people's fears, intentionally or unintentionally.

I don't belive in that astrology crap. I was trying to make a joke

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-11 04:02pm

Cool. I've yet to see a total lunar eclipse for various reasons but I should be able to see thing one easily.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-11 04:18pm

Heh, reminds me of the Dog Soldiers release. The cinema and DVD release dates all coincided with full moons.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-05-11 07:00pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Heh, reminds me of the Dog Soldiers release. The cinema and DVD release dates all coincided with full moons.

That wasn't a coencidence, there were powerful fources at work there.

*COUGHCOUGHmarketingCOUGHCOUGH*

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-11 07:03pm

Darksider wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:Heh, reminds me of the Dog Soldiers release. The cinema and DVD release dates all coincided with full moons.
That wasn't a coencidence, there were powerful fources at work there.

*COUGHCOUGHmarketingCOUGHCOUGH*

That's what I meant.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-05-11 09:46pm

Darksider wrote:The 16th is my B-Day. Why does this unsettle me?????

Don't worry about it. My birthday is the 15th and I should have all of my "dark" business done (bills to pay and all that) by your birthday so the eclipse will no longer be necessary.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-05-12 03:19am

Great, I never get to NOT see the moon!