Lunar Eclipse (morning of 28/10)

Post by **wangi** » 27 Oct 2004, 13:54

Jay wrote:
wangi wrote:That "last lunar eclipse" was over North America I think - couldn't be seen here.
Ah - I was told it was visible here - not that it makes much difference, as I was not up at four in the morning.

Jay, you were right:

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/L ... Oct28.html

The last eclipse of 2004 occurs on the evening of Wednesday, October 27 (in Europe, the eclipse occurs during the early morning hours of Thursday, October 28). This event is a total eclipse of the Moon which will be visible from North and South America as well as Europe, Africa and Antarctica. During such an eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 27 Oct 2004, 18:21

Aha! It's TOMORROW morning! Not that I'll be up at four then, either! - at least, I hope not!

But if by some malign chance, I am - I'll have a peer oot the winda ....

Of course, if you have a fancy to take a photo, Wangi .......

Post by **wangi** » 28 Oct 2004, 10:07

Hmmm, it was fairly crisp & clear last night, but when I got up at 02:45 the sea was wild. rain lashing down and cloud everywhere. So, no pics (because there was no moon).

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Oct 2004, 12:09

Oh well, apparently it looked good from new york, where the rain wasn't lashing down.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 28 Oct 2004, 15:34

I'm afraid I slept right through it - but it sounds as if there was nothing to see!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Oct 2004, 21:29

The moon was a bit brown when i saw it from the bus tonight.

But I was viewing it from Meadowbank looking in the direction of Craigentinny / Seafield, so it might just have been atmospheric pollution.

Post by **wangi** » 28 Oct 2004, 21:41

Dadaist wrote:The moon was a bit brown when i saw it from the bus tonight.

I got one tonight!

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/35630966

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 29 Oct 2004, 09:49

That is a truly amazing photo, wangi. You outdid yourself.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 29 Oct 2004, 22:55

I missed this one...we had a heelava lot of cloud