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Old 10-07-2009, 05:12 PM
Rob_K
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Originally Posted by alphamone View Post
from what I read, I doubt it, as it barely even grazed the shadow.
Yep, that's right, invisible to the naked eye.

NASA's Eclipse Web Site said:
"July's penumbral eclipse is only of academic interest since the magnitude is just 0.156.... the eclipse is so minor as to be completely invisible to the naked eye."
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2009.html


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