http://ibamountainhomes.com/lifestyle/big-canoe-real-estate/big-canoe-reports-in-on-the-gemini-meteor-shower/ IBA Mountain Homes Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:34:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ibamountainhomes.com/lifestyle/big-canoe-real-estate/big-canoe-reports-in-on-the-gemini-meteor-shower/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Lunar Eclipse From Big Canoe | Life in Big Canoe, Real Estate in the Mountains Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:02:41 +0000 http://ibamountainhomes.com/lifestyle/big-canoe-real-estate/big-canoe-reports-in-on-the-gemini-meteor-shower/#comment-78 [...] We enjoyed the lunar eclipse last night from our front yard here in the North Georgia mountain community of Big Canoe.  There were some fast moving wispy clouds that occasionally interfered with our view of the moon, but overall it was an excellent show.  Not as exciting as the Geminid meteor shower back in late 2007, but it was still a good time.  Here in Big Canoe, the show started around 10:00 PM and was all done around 11:00 PM.  Viewing the night sky here is easy as we do not have much light pollution in the North Georgia mountains.  The only real disturbance we encountered was something large crunching through the woods nearby…most likely a deer, but I opted not to go investigate.  As I mentioned in my blog about the meteor shower, being able to enjoy this kind of natural beauty from my front yard is one of the perks that comes with living in the peace and quiet of our mountains here in Big Canoe. [...] [...] We enjoyed the lunar eclipse last night from our front yard here in the North Georgia mountain community of Big Canoe.  There were some fast moving wispy clouds that occasionally interfered with our view of the moon, but overall it was an excellent show.  Not as exciting as the Geminid meteor shower back in late 2007, but it was still a good time.  Here in Big Canoe, the show started around 10:00 PM and was all done around 11:00 PM.  Viewing the night sky here is easy as we do not have much light pollution in the North Georgia mountains.  The only real disturbance we encountered was something large crunching through the woods nearby…most likely a deer, but I opted not to go investigate.  As I mentioned in my blog about the meteor shower, being able to enjoy this kind of natural beauty from my front yard is one of the perks that comes with living in the peace and quiet of our mountains here in Big Canoe. [...]

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