Lunar Eclipse - 15/06/11
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About half of the UK will have the opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse this evening (15 June) with the event expected to be the longest and most striking in a decade.
The eclipse will begin at 6.24pm (BST), but will be not be visible from the UK until sunset at roughly 9.13pm when the eclipse is predicted to reach its darkest phase or ‘totality’.
Totality is the time when Earth's shadow completely covers the moon, which is expected to end at 10.03pm.
The moon is set to rise whilst in eclipse across Europe, Middle East, Africa, southern Asia and Australia turning from grey to an extraordinary blood-red.
But for the most spectacular views of the lunar phenomenon, British stargazers are urged to head to the south coast – looking south east towards a clear horizon and across the sea.
Clear night skies allow the best views of the total lunar eclipse. However, the Met Office predicts that many southern areas will start off cloudy this evening.
Unfortunately observers in the north of Scotland and north west Ireland will miss out as the moon will rise after totality has ended.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/don%E2%80%99t-miss-tonigh...
About half of the UK will have the opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse this evening (15 June) with the event expected to be the longest and most striking in a decade.
The eclipse will begin at 6.24pm (BST), but will be not be visible from the UK until sunset at roughly 9.13pm when the eclipse is predicted to reach its darkest phase or ‘totality’.
Totality is the time when Earth's shadow completely covers the moon, which is expected to end at 10.03pm.
The moon is set to rise whilst in eclipse across Europe, Middle East, Africa, southern Asia and Australia turning from grey to an extraordinary blood-red.
But for the most spectacular views of the lunar phenomenon, British stargazers are urged to head to the south coast – looking south east towards a clear horizon and across the sea.
Clear night skies allow the best views of the total lunar eclipse. However, the Met Office predicts that many southern areas will start off cloudy this evening.
Unfortunately observers in the north of Scotland and north west Ireland will miss out as the moon will rise after totality has ended.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/don%E2%80%99t-miss-tonigh...
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Andy
baz7175 said:
Great shot!What lens did you use?
ChiChoAndy said:
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ks... I know for a fact there is only one moon orbiting the earth.
I thought we actually had 4 but only one of them was big enough to be seen from the earths surface. QI did something on it a while back, and said one of them was caught in the orbit between the earth and the main moon (^ the one shown in the pic) and so had a u shaped orbit!ks... I know for a fact there is only one moon orbiting the earth. Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff