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midwich cuckoo
03-03-2007, 08:08 PM
BBC News, Friday, 2 March 2007

Skywatchers eagerly awaiting Saturday's (tonight) total lunar eclipse say that the spectacle could be the "best in years".

The eclipse begins at 2018 GMT, with the Moon totally immersed in the shadow of the Earth between 2244 and 2358 GMT.

During "totality", only light that has been filtered through the Earth's atmosphere reaches the Moon's surface, making it appear a reddish colour.

The eclipse will be visible from the whole of Europe, Africa, South America, and eastern parts of the US and Canada.

"They are beautiful events," said Robert Massey, spokesman for the UK's Royal Astronomical Society.

"They have a really romantic feel to them as you look up because the Moon, which is normally pearly white, takes on this reddish colour."

He added that it was totally safe to observe and no protective filters were needed because the Moon would actually be less bright than during a normal full moon.

See where the eclipse will be visible (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6411991.stm#graph)

More here -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6411991.stm
roxanna
03-03-2007, 08:44 PM
Hey, well done, thank you for the reminder!
midwich cuckoo
03-03-2007, 10:48 PM
Anyone seeing anything yet?.

Only an hour to go before it nears totality:) , hopefully the clouds will keep away.
falseflag
03-03-2007, 10:54 PM
Amazingly it is clear in the North East of England, the moon and sky look great nearly half way.
midwich cuckoo
03-03-2007, 11:06 PM
I've got a nice view here now, it's looking great. :)

I wonder if 'they' will be performing any rituals tonight. ;)
falseflag
03-03-2007, 11:19 PM
check the 'illuminati' thread, for symbolism with tonights events. Pretty sure the Elite are feverishly excited, with a handful of tisues at the ready.
midwich cuckoo
03-03-2007, 11:25 PM
Pretty sure the Elite are feverishly excited, with a handful of tisues at the ready.

PMSL! I almost spat my coffee out there. :D
soundist
04-03-2007, 02:07 AM
Mum called and told me there was one happening in progress, so i went outside, and it looked very good. Cant remember actualy seeing a good eclipse, but the whearthers gone cloudy here now.
eternal_spirit
04-03-2007, 02:21 AM
Yes! orange red coloured moon, was out with the dog noticed the moon lol clear sky lot's of stars looking goo :Ddup there
lookfar
04-03-2007, 12:06 PM
Had a great view from here too - it was amazing. Sky was nice & clear, which is rare for these events!

Thanks Midwich for the reminder :)
sillyhumans
02-08-2010, 09:17 AM
Awesome I'm going to photograph it .
rodin
02-08-2010, 09:31 AM
sillyhumans;1059109072]Awesome I'm going to photograph it .

:D

It doesn't take a soccer player turned news reporter to tell you that England is full of Jew hating bigots .

Prejudice white people . . . . we always resort back to this small minded way of thinking .

We should have a Megaphone contest - see who can get the most and earliest exposures of Sayanim
morphix
02-08-2010, 09:36 AM
Awesome I'm going to photograph it .


erm is it me or did you just necro a 3 year old thread : /
minestrone321
02-08-2010, 09:42 AM
Was just thinking the same. thanks

erm is it me or did you just necro a 3 year old thread : /
dude111
02-08-2010, 09:44 AM
Awesome I'm going to photograph it .Awesome..... You must have forgotton about the photos you took of it in 2007 huh?

:D
magenta_moonshadow
02-08-2010, 10:33 AM
Awesome..... You must have forgotton about the photos you took of it in 2007 huh?

:D

Resurrecting a 3 year old eclipse thread...Oh Boy! There's not a 'facepalm' big enough for this!:rolleyes::D
largejack
02-08-2010, 10:45 AM
These bloody clouds had better disperse then! :mad: