Partial Lunar Eclipse Tonight

[John]

The Moon rises at 21:17 BST this evening already in eclipse. This is the data on visibility from Bristol that I have:

Event	UTC Time	Time in Bristol*	Visible in Bristol
Penumbral Eclipse begins	16 Jul, 18:43:51	16 Jul, 19:43:51	No, below the horizon
Partial Eclipse begins	16 Jul, 20:01:43	16 Jul, 21:01:43	No, below the horizon
Maximum Eclipse	16 Jul, 21:30:44	16 Jul, 22:30:44	Yes
Partial Eclipse ends	16 Jul, 22:59:39	16 Jul, 23:59:39	Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends	17 Jul, 00:17:38	17 Jul, 01:17:38	Yes

I might make the effort to get to a site with a low SE/S horizon this evening to make the best of it, given it's timing with the Apollo 11 mission being celebrated.

 

 

[Davey-T]

Wondering how dark it will be here at Moon rise ? it was up in the daylight yesterday.

On the bright side clear skies are forecast 

Dave

[Littleguy80]

Really looking forward to this one 😁 

[Moonshane]

Cool. Cheers for the heads up John. Hope to see this. First astronomy for ages - finally finished my degree and about to build my obs! Woohoo!

[Nigella Bryant]

Don't want to jinx anything but it's looking good for this evening's partial lunar eclipse, I find it particularly poignant as it's the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon to the day. Makes it even more special. 

[NGC 1502]

32 minutes ago, Nigella Bryant said:

Don't want to jinx anything but it's looking good for this evening's partial lunar eclipse, I find it particularly poignant as it's the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon to the day. Makes it even more special. 

 

Indeed it will be great to celebrate Apollo 11 launch day with an eclipse.  A bunch of us from my local club are planning to meet at place with good horizons, hoping the weather plays ball for once.........

Ed.

[John]

7 minutes ago, NGC 1502 said:

 

Indeed it will be great to celebrate Apollo 11 launch day with an eclipse.  A bunch of us from my local club are planning to meet at place with good horizons, hoping the weather plays ball for once.........

Ed.

Thar was my thinking exactly

[Stu]

We are having a small gathering near Esher. The horizon is a little limited due to trees but we should get some good views a little later on.

[Davey-T]

24 minutes ago, John said:

Indeed it will be great to celebrate Apollo 11 launch day with an eclipse

Anniversary of the launch about now 

Dave

[John]

Jupiter and Saturn should be on show as well

[Jonk]

Also, the ISS will join in to make a lovely straight line consisting of the Moon, Saturn the ISS and Jupiter, at around 22:07.

[John]

Just watched the original broadcast footage of the launch of Apollo 11. Still sends shivers up my spine.

 

[Alan White]

Indeed out to observe this tonight with Castle Point Astronomy Club, however it is arranged by Ed NGC 1502 on here.
He arranged one last year and it was clouded out, he did however manage a full on Thunderstorm for entertainment 😁
Let us hope we fare better this year.

Celebrating the 50th of Apollo 11 is most apt.
My dear old Dad set me observing the Moon in the latter missions, but at 3 years old was too small / young to remember the real event. But it has set me up for a lifetime of observing and a fascination about the weather.

[Littleguy80]

Looks like it’s going to be a cloud out in Norwich. Sad face!

[Nigella Bryant]

Clear here at the moment but cloud on horizon, waiting patiently, should I get the scopes out, probably, lol. 

[Nigella Bryant]

Telescope prepped but murky horizon, everywhere else clear, typical. 

Edited July 16, 2019 by Nigella Bryant

[Stub Mandrel]

Rosliston right now

[Markkus]

I am in Fuerteventura, with 10x50s and a glass of wine 😀. Sadly not much in the way of image capturing capability.  Eclipsed Moon is fairly clear, spoiled only by sand kicked up by recent wind.  Saw the ISS go over, just after 22:00 (thanks Jonk for the heads-up). Jupiter, higher in the sky, is clearer.  Could be worse... 

[JamesF]

Not quite cleared the trees for me yet, though it shouldn't take long.  Just saw a very nice flare from a satellite heading NW-ish from the area of Jupiter though.

James

[Jonk]

Saturn has only just popped round the trees so no moon for me yet. Looks like I've just missed out.

Jupiter nice and bright, and Antares looking nice and orange.

I did wave at the ISS as it went by though, as I always do!

[Stu]

Lovely views here in Esher, Moon took a while to clear the trees but was looking very orange as it rose.

Jupiter also looking nice, Saturn less so.

Seven of us here enjoying the views.

[Nigella Bryant]

Just a screen shot of lunar eclipse, this is one small step for a woman one giant leap for my imaging, lol 

[Davey-T]

Been imaging it since it cleared the horizon and managed to fill the camera card, just emptied it now going to start again.

Dave

[Scooot]

A nice view of it here, a bit hazy but improving as it rises. 

[Mark at Beaufort]

A nice view in Hereford. Started with 15x70 Apollo Binos and then switched to Heritage 130P with a 10mm and 7mm EPs. Its good to try and study the available craters on view especially Tycho.