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Eclipse over the Acropolis

Explanation: The total phase of the June 15 lunar eclipse lasted an impressive 100 minutes. Its entire duration is covered in this composite of a regular sequence of digital camera exposures, tracking the dark lunar disk as it arced above the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. In fact, around 270 BCE Greek astronomer Aristarchus also tracked the duration of lunar eclipses, though without the benefit of digital clocks and cameras. Still, using geometry, he devised a simple and impressively accurate way to calculate the Moon's distance, in terms of the radius of planet Earth, from the eclipse duration. A more modern Greek astronomer, Elias Politis titled this eclipse duration study and the accompanying youtube timelapse video "Acropoclipse".

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Now that's a dark Moon!

Nice work Elias. And "Acropoclipse" what a clever play on words. Cool

moonstruck wrote:
Nice work Elias.

And "Acropoclipse" what a clever play on words.

But just try saying it three times fast

Acropoclipse,Acropoclipse,Acropoclipse

Aprococlipse, Acropoplipse, Apropoplipse.... how'd I do?

Ann

moonstruck wrote:Nice work Elias. And "Acropoclipse" what a clever play on words. Cool 8-)

Not to be confused with acropocalypse- an APOD none of us want to see soon!

neufer wrote:

moonstruck wrote:
Nice work Elias.

And "Acropoclipse" what a clever play on words.

But just try saying it three times fast

Beyond wrote:
Acropoclipse,Acropoclipse,Acropoclipse

I didn't see your clipse moving

Ann wrote:
Aprococlipse, Acropoplipse, Apropoplipse.... how'd I do?

About like the Swedish Chef.

You guys are so funny....and gals

neufer wrote: I didn't see your clipse moving

So Clipse-so, a variation of a famous dance where you move everything except your lips. It's only done when a picture of a fully e-clipse-d moon is shown.

Open the image in an image editor and fiddle with it a bit - there's a scorpion hiding in it behind the waxing moon.