Total Lunar eclipse this friday...........

[dickymint]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/44736239

[funkyrobot]

I don't think many people are bothered.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[dickymint]

funkyrobot said:

I don't think many people are bothered.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

I was going to post it in the ISS thread but couldn’t find it!

[4x4Tyke]

It won't be visible from the UK

[Eric Mc]

4x4Tyke said:

It won't be visible from the UK

It will

It will already be in progress when the moon rises but it continue until around 11 pm

[4x4Tyke]

Eric Mc said:

It will

It will already be in progress when the moon rises but it continue until around 11 pm

It starts just after 8pm, so it will be daylight in the UK.

It is only total in the southern hemisphere, Indian Ocean area.

[Eric Mc]

4x4Tyke said:

Eric Mc said:

It will

It will already be in progress when the moon rises but it continue until around 11 pm

It starts just after 8pm, so it will be daylight in the UK.

It is only total in the southern hemisphere, Indian Ocean area.

It doesn't matter. The moon will still be visible. I can see it right now at 8.00 pm and the sky is still light.

[tobinen]

Hopefully it won't be too cloudy but it's not looking great

[funkyrobot]

Beautiful view of the moon tonight. Shame it isn't tomorrow.

It has a reddish shade to it too.

[Eric Mc]

funkyrobot said:

Beautiful view of the moon tonight. Shame it isn't tomorrow.

It has a reddish shade to it too.

That's due to dust in our atmosphere - a bit like the red sun you sometimes see at sunset.

The eclipse may also be red tomorrow - also due to dust in our atmosphere but generated in a slightly different way. Sunlight leaking around the limb of the earth is turned red by our atmosphere and the red light casts a reddish hue onto the eclipsed surface of the moon. I've seen this a few times and it is very weird.

[funkyrobot]

Monumental thunder storms here in Lincolnshire and sky full of rain and cloud. No chance of seeing anything.

[anonymous-user]

funkyrobot said:

Monumental thunder storms here in Lincolnshire and sky full of rain and cloud. No chance of seeing anything.

Same for me in South Lincs. I’d prefer the rain to another dry day and a lunar eclipse to be honest though.

[ST_Nuts]

Breaking up nicely East Devon - hoping to get a glimpse soon.

[Eric Mc]

Sadly, here in North Hampshire it looks like the clouds will spoil the show.

[funkyrobot]

Eric Mc said:

Sadly, here in North Hampshire it looks like the clouds will spoil the show.

No chance of seeing anything in south lincs tonight. Bah!

A month of sun and clear skies and it rains tonight.

[Eric Mc]

I'm watching it live on the internet instead - in German.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZkl_3Ict4

[Eric Mc]

And totality is ending.

[dickymint]

No show here but just caught the Space Station directly overhead through a break in the clouds.

[Eric Mc]

I've caught a view of the ISS a few times this week - all by accident.

[funkyrobot]

Eric Mc said:

I'm watching it live on the internet instead - in German.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZkl_3Ict4

I had to go to a family party so missed it. I'll watch it on YouTube.