Lunar Eclipse?

[evilater]

Hello,
I was told by a friend that there was a lunar eclipse last night (sat) does anyone know if this was true?
thanks
Eve

[nytecam]

Originally Posted by evilater

Hello,
I was told by a friend that there was a lunar eclipse last night (sat) does anyone know if this was true? thanks Eve

Yes Eve - there was an eclipse ~ midday [our time] and visible in the Pacific

As an aside we were at Greenwich at BAA meeting [see vid link hereabouts] about then with live broadcast from a telescope on a mountain-top in Hawaii and took deep space pics of a comet etc whilst the sky was dark through the lunar eclipse - no didn't aim at the too bright eclipsed moon as it would have burned the camera out

There's a total solar eclipse in a fortnight across the Pacific [eclipses sometimes come in pairs] and a select/rich few at our meeting are off there to witness this rare event when the day turns to night for a few minutes - lucky them

[posie]

Will the total solar eclipse be on TV ?

[evilater]

Thankyou... that explained why i couldnt see it.
I once saw one, about 15 years ago. along the beach in bexhill.
the moon was really low, and bright red.
I dont remember it being too bright to look at though?

[nytecam]

Originally Posted by evilater

Thankyou... that explained why i couldnt see it.
I once saw one, about 15 years ago. along the beach in bexhill.
the moon was really low, and bright red.
I dont remember it being too bright to look at though?

By 'bright' I ment for the 3m diam telescope on Hawaii wew were using that collects ~1/2 a million times more light than the eye

[evilater]

Ah I see

[Inachis io]

I've heard that we're due another one on the 11th from 19.20 onwards?

[artdemole]

SOLAR eclipse July 11th Can see from Southern Hemisphere only.That would be visible from Cook Islands and Easter Islands

eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov