Orange Moon

[Cloudwatcher]

Don't know what it's like where you are but from here the Moon is looking very red/orange.

[ChrisThePuma]

Yes - i think they temporally changed it from wensleydale to red Leicester.

[Cloudwatcher]

Yes - i think they temporally changed it from wensleydale to red Leicester.

Super! I like red Leicester.

[Moonshane]

unfortunately all I can see is orange clouds.....

[cantab]

Hey! I noticed it too! Had a look through the 10x50s, clearly wasn't very sharp so must be due to haze or light cloud. I briefly thought "is there an eclipse?" before remembering lunar eclipses have to be at full Moon! Also saw clouds clearly passing over the Moon's face, but the surrounding sky was featureless, there wasn't the contrast I'd normally expect between clouds and background sky.

[SplintUK]

It's for the Olympics. Seb Coe has arranged for the moon to show red, go back to white next week, then there is a blue moon in August ;-)

[JamesF]

then there is a blue moon in August ;-)

Blimey, there is too. Clearly I was wrong to place so little confidence in him.

James

[ObscuredbyClouds]

It's for the Olympics. Seb Coe has arranged for the moon to show red, go back to white next week, then there is a blue moon in August ;-)

It was all just a test so they can get the colours wrong for the Korean flag :grin:

[stevetynant]

Not sure about the moon but there was a hell of a lot of dew about last night.

[russ.will]

It's a harvest moon, coloured by the dust harvesting throws up.

Russell

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