Eclipse

[Chubster]

Am I reading Starry Night right....eclipse starting about 9.40ish ?....And blimey it lasts for quite awhile too..I thought it was going to be over in minutes

[extent2007]

yeah, The eclipse begins at 2020, with the Moon going all red being totally

immersed in the shadow of the Earth- between 2245 and midnight.

according to the bbc anyway

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6411991.stm

[Ant]

Lunar eclipses take ages...

This one is around 6 - 7 hours.

The fun didn't really start till 9:30, but from just before 11 it should ge blood red.

Thats tha eerie part.

Ant

[Kai]

Is it me or can i see a reddish tinge to the part in shadow at the moment ?

[extent2007]

:? I couldnt see a thing before, but is now a pretty clear sky

so id better make the most of it while i can (5 mins)...

[orion f6.3]

looking good

[proflight2000]

I have been watching it since it started with a photo taken every five minutes, it is now red up to just below the north where it seems to be staying just slightly light, got some nice pics with a 4 second apeture of the red but I decided to have a 1250/sec apeture during the movement of the eclipse so as to show how it moves. A fine night indeed. Ill hopefully post my best red pic once they are downloaded.

[Ben Cole]

Wow. Just wanted to get a few pics....2 hrs later...I've just come in.

I gotta be in work at 7am!!!!