DARKENING THE MOON
or
ABOUT THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
OF 2008, FEBRUARY 21st

-by Romanian Sky Observers-

Web Project Coordinator: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
Design: Florin Stancu

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I. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM WITHOUT WORDS

-by Eugen Florin Marc (Targu Mures, Transylvania)-







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II. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM WITHOUT IMAGES

-by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (Bucharest, Wallachia)-

If we live on Earth
and sometimes can see the Moon
eclipsed by our planet,
then we are a part
of the heavenly show.

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III. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM:
(G)ASTRONOMICAL HUMOUR

-by Dan Mitrut (Bacau, Moldavia)-

We can see
the cake.



But where is
the cheese?

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IV. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM WITHOUT WORDS

-by Maximilian Teodorescu (Magurele, Wallachia)-





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V. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM:
A MESSAGE FROM THE LUNAR PUPPY

-by Dan Mitrut (Bacau, Moldavia)-

the guardian of the moon
is waiting for a bone

the crater is empty of spasms
and of dreams with pulsars

an imponderable barking
when the Earth rises



Bow-wow!
You, those with telescopes,
are you ready?

It’s coming,
so please liberate the instruments
from leashes and muzzles.
Bow-wow!

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VI. ASTRO-PHOTO-POETRY WITHOUT WORDS (I)

1. by Mihai Cuzic (Turda, Transylvania)
2. by Astroclub Targu Mures (Transylvania)
3. by Alexandru Tudorica (Magurele, Wallachia)
4. by Ioan Agavriloaiei (Iasi, Moldavia)
5. by Attila Soo (Targu Mures, Transylvania)
6. by Astroclub “Calin Popovici” and Planetarium Galati (Moldavia)













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VII. WORDS

-by Claudia Surtea-Hotea (Arad, Transylvania)-

The eclipse did not late at all.
(How did she know its time so exactly?)

The eclipse was bleeding
of moon, of people, of heavens…

Adieu, eclipse.
Next time we shall meet your sister…

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VIII. GALLERY (I)

1. by Catalin Timosca (Turda, Transilvania)
2. by Alexandru Tudorica (Magurele, Wallachia)
3. by Sorin Hotea (Arad, Transylvania)
4. by Mihai Cuzic (Turda, Transylvania)
5. by Cornel Apetroaiei (Petrosani, Transylvania)
6. by Arnold Gentz (Sighet, Maramures)
7. by Alin Tolea (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.)
8. by Maximilian Teodorescu (Magurele, Wallachia)

















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IX. ASTRODESCRIPTION

-by Ruxandra Toma (Magurele, Wallachia)-

Interesting partiality!
Extraordinary totality!

We could admire Bootes with Arcurus,
lightened by the reddish Moon,
Cygnus with Deneb to the east,
Vega, upper,
Scorpius and Jupiter to the south,
and Saturn with its fascinating ring
during the totality…

The charm of the eclipse and a lot of jokes
kept us on barricades,
in spite of the cold.

Coming home,
we also admired the eclipse’s partiality to the west,
and the sunrise to the east…
a wonderful scenery among the houses.

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X. ASTRO-PHOTO-POETRY WITHOUT WORDS (II)

1. by Mihai Cuzic (Turda, Transylvania)
2. by Raul Truta (Targu Mures, Transylvania)
3. by Mihai Petrache (Constanta, Dobrogea)
4. by Ciprian Grigorescu (Targoviste, Wallachia)
5. by Bogdan Dinicutu (Bucharest, Wallachia)
6. by Vlad Dumitrescu (Bucharest, Wallachia)
7. by Sorin Hotea (Arad, Banat)
8. by Eugen Florin Marc (Targu Mures, Transylvania)
9. by Cristina Tinta (Bucharest, Wallachia)



















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XI. ASTROTIPURITURA

-by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (Bucharest, Wallachia)-

Earth’s shadow can darken the Moon,
But mine… not even a balloon!

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XII. GALLERY (II)

1. by Oana Suciu (Turda, Transylvania)
2. by Dimitrie Olenici (Suceava, Bucovina)
3. by Astroclub “Calin Popovici” and Planetarium Galati (Moldavia)
4. by Mihai Cuzic (Turda, Transylvania)
5. by Zoltan Deak (Bucharest, Wallachia)
6. by Eugen Florin Marc (Targu Mures, Transylvania)













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XIII. ASTRO-PHOTO-HAIKU

-by Iulian Olaru (Iasi, Moldavia)-

Lunar eclipse -
ovations of cocks welcoming
the totality



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XIV. ASTRO-PHOTO-COLLAGE
or CLEAR BEGINNING, FOGGY END

-by Dr. Stefan Berinde (Cluj, Transylvania)-



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XV. ASTRO-PHOTO-POEM:
LUNAR ECLIPSE

-by Dan Mitrut (Bacau, Moldavia)-


mother knowing to hide
her chest



Andromeda overloaded
by the brown milk
of the shadow

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XVI. ASTRO-PHOTO-POETRY WITHOUT WORDS (III)

1. by Astroclub “Calin Popovici” and Planetarium Galati (Moldavia)
2. by Eugen Florin Marc and Laurean Chisiu (Targu Mures, Transylvania)
3. by Mihai Cuzic (Turda, Transylvania)
4. by Maximilian Teodorescu (Magurele, Wallachia)
5. by Valentin Grigore (Targoviste, Wallachia)











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XVII. ASTROPOEM

-by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe-

2008 February 21.

I see a total lunar eclipse,
Saturn,
and Regulus in Leo.

A satellite, a planet, and a star.

I would make
a triple jump on them
to express my cosmic joy.

I would probably come back later,
disguised as a Leonid meteor.

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XVIII. CATCHING THE LUNAR ECLIPSE BY A RECTANGULAR LASSO
-by Alexandru Conu-



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© 2008 SARM
(Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy)