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Thread ID: 103217	2009-09-15 15:19:00	Weather forecast wrong again.	R2x1 (4628)	PC World Chat

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810647	2009-09-15 15:19:00	What a bunch of jerks - here we have a total solar eclipse making it darker than a cow's innards, and it wasn't even mentioned. The Court Astrologer is going to be disemboweled for this.	R2x1 (4628)
810648	2009-09-15 18:09:00	I read the NZ forecast the other day: "Dark followed by demons and dragons from the pits of Hell, interrupted by precipitation of brimstone of Biblical Proportions . Afternoon earthquakes with a hint of Godzilla attempting to reach ChCh, and that will snarl commuter traffic for most outbound lorries and bicyclists on their way home . Expect delays of up to a fortnight . School report for tomorrow: Classes for all North Island schools will be canceled, but South Island students will proceed as normal to their assigned educational facilities . Homework has NOT been canceled unless further noted . Tectonic and volcanic activity will likely increase with a slight chance of annihilation of all living beings especially on centralised land masses, with resulting carrion activity by Antarctic narwhals, seeking protein and calcium foodstuffs . Tune in at 9 o'Clock for further details on this same broadcast station . Have a nice day .	SurferJoe46 (51)
810649	2009-09-16 01:30:00	"Dark tonight, followed by patches of light" - The Goon Show?	johcar (6283)
810650	2009-09-16 01:57:00	Harbours may enlarge around the time of high tide. Scattered helicopters, rabbits at low levels further South. Possible surface flooding. (What other kinds are on offer?) Frequent haze during Russian Balalaika recitals.	R2x1 (4628)
810651	2009-09-16 05:52:00	What a bunch of jerks - here we have a total solar eclipse making it darker than a cow's innards, and it wasn't even mentioned . Weather people do not report eclipses anyway . There are six eclipses during 2009, two of the Sun and four of the Moon . The last of these occurs on December 31 Universal Time, but this is 2010 January 1 in New Zealand and Australia . The first solar eclipse of the 2009 year occurs on January 26 . It is annular, with the Moon not appearing large enough to fully cover the Sun's disk, so that a ring of sunlight is left round the black silhouette of the Moon . No part of the eclipse is visible from New Zealand . A partial eclipse is visible from almost the whole of Australia . The second solar eclipse is on July 22 . This is a total eclipse with a path over northern India and central China . Again no part of the eclipse is visible from New Zealand . The only part of Australia to see anything of the eclipse is the northern tip of York Peninsula where a very slight partial eclipse will occur . The eclipses of the Moon in 2009 are visually very poor events . The first on February 9 is a deep penumbral eclipse, which should result in one side of the Moon's disk being somewhat shaded . The next two on July 7 and August 6 are shallow penumbral eclipses, during which no change in the appearance of the Moon is likely to be seen . This is particularly true of the July event . The last lunar eclipse of the year is on December 31 UT . In New Zealand and Australia, the date will already be January 1 at the time of the eclipse . This is a partial eclipse, just, with one edge of the Moon just moving into the full, umbral, shadow of the Earth . Annular eclipse of the Sun January 26 . No part visible from New Zealand . Penumbral eclipse of the Moon February 9 . Total eclipse of the Sun July 22 . No part visible from New Zealand . Penumbral eclipse of the Moon July 7 . Penumbral eclipse of the Moon August 6 . Partial eclipse of the Moon December 31 .	pctek (84)
810652	2009-09-16 07:55:00	There's another eclipse they missed going on right now - the earth is between us and the Sun right now, no portion of the Sun whatsoever is visible. I blame Cicero's mates in Wellington.	R2x1 (4628)
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