Lunar Eclipse
Ok who else saw it? i was out from 10:pm last night till gone midnight was very strange thing to watch the moon shadow over and turn red, the below artical is from Yahoo news.
Thousands of people gazed in awe as the skies remained clear for the most spectacular lunar eclipse in more than a decade. The first total eclipse of the moon in three years was visible across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland last night thanks to crisp weather.The surface of the full Moon first went dark before turning a coppery red, to the delight of people who had stayed up to watch the display.
The Moon started to become obscured from 20:18 and was at its height between
The phenomenon occurred because the Earth passed directly between the Moon and the Sun.
Light scattering through the Earth's atmosphere was reduced to predominantly-red wavelengths, which reflect off the lunar surface.
In ancient times a "blood Moon" was viewed with dread and seen as an omen of disaster or great change.
This year's lunar eclipse could be seen most clearly from Europe, Africa
2 comments:
I got lucky - the clouds opened up for me for just a few minutes at the end of the eclipse. I didn't get to see the moon when it was rosy, but I felt it nonetheless. ;)
Great jlb good to hear from you :)
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