Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse

[mundia]

In the unlikely event that the skies clear first thing tomorrow morning, take a look westwards to see this very rare lunar eclipse that coincides with the winter solstice. If clear, around 7.15-8.00am would be a good time! This event only happens about every 400 years!.

 

For anyone going to stonehege this year, (wednesday), enjoy your celebrations. I cant quite make it this year.

[Guest]

Ooh thank you Mundia!

[hali]

oww thanks will look in morning but snowing here again at mo

Edited December 20, 2010 by hali

[HappyMaz]

oww thanks will look in morning but snowing here again at mo

Are you getting much over there? We've only got a few flakes falling at the moment!

[hali]

has covered the paths again and gatwick closed again :wacko:

[HappyMaz]

has covered the paths again and gatwick closed again :wacko:

oh no! When are they due home?

[JacquieL]

Cloudy skies here this morning

[Pimms o'clock?]

Saw it on television and would have loved to see it in real life but cloud and fog in Kent this morning.

 

BMG

[Cait]

low lying snow cloud bank prevented us from seeing it - but they made a pretty picture on their own from dark blue at the bottom to soft lilac, pink, then peach, yellow, green and finally meeting the blue of the sky. really pretty, like a horizontal rainbow.

[mundia]

Yews sadly Ive also only been able to watch from the computer. What a shame to miss it, we have to wait another 400 years for the next one...

 

And its snowing again here now, they said it has finished for now..

[hali]

Thursday M so have everything crossed x

[Rea]

The sky is the same colour as the ground heer, so no eclipse for us.

[Guest]

Oh dear-sorry you lot. Afraid we had a marvellous view of it. We opened our west facing bedroom curtains at 6:30am and the moon was central and low to our picture window.We overlook fields so it was an uninterupt view. While we got ready for work with a low bed room light the moon was doing its thing. It wasn't that dark as the laying snow was reflectiing lots of light and at 7:40am when we left the moon had disappeared completely but a pink sunrise was coming up in the east. The moving cresent shadow on the moons surface was very clear. Shame you'll all have to wait another 400 years to get a chance to see it again.It was beautiful especially with the snowy scene

Edited December 21, 2010 by Guest

[Cait]

the next one's in 2015 apparently, so they said on the lunchtime news

[mundia]

Wow biccy, where were you looking from..Scotland, Ireland, overseas? Glad one amongst us saw it in real life.

 

The next winter solstice total lunar eclipse will be in 2094, but not visible from the most of the UK.

 

Next year will see two lunar eclipses, but neither fall at such an auspicious time.

[SmileyPR]

We also did not get to see it, here over the channel . Cloudy, cloudy, cloudy

[HappyMaz]

Just noticed a link on twitter to the Guardian website with some lovely pictures from around the world here.

[mundia]

Yes some people around the globe got a fantastic view.

 

Just remember where you heard it first (insert appropriate smiley at this point!)

[Cait]

if this link works, there are some fantastic pictures here

[Steve]

Wow, that first one is a fantastic photo of the moon. Isn't the internet a brilliant way to share things - wish it had been around when I was 10 and newly addicted to astronomy...

[Cait]

yes the first one and the one that looks like time lapse are my favourites! Ain't technology great when it works!