Total Lunar Eclipse,Blood Moon Tonight (Wednesday 8th )

[Gad]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-06/lunar-eclipse-to-turn-skies-red-with-a-blood-moon/5794092

This extraordinary astronomical event has occurred only a handful of times over the past 500 years.

Australians will be able to witness the entire event, those on the east coast will have the best views, being able to watch the Moon's entire transformation throughout the eclipse.In some of Australia's western regions the whole eclipse will not be visible as the event begins before moonrise.

Eclipse times across Australia

Place - Eclipse begins- Totality begins- Totality ends- Eclipse ends

QLD- 7:15pm- 8:25pm- 9:25pm- 10:35pm

NSW/ACT

VIC/TAS- 8:15pm- 9:25pm- 10:25pm- 11:35pm

SA- 7:45pm- 8:55pm- 9:55pm- 11:05pm

WA- Moonrise- (6:19pm Perth)- 6:25pm- 7:25pm- 8:35pm

A blood moon occurs in the event of a total lunar eclipse, when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line and the Earth blocks all sunlight to the Moon.The Moon turns a deep red as some light from the sun is bent around Earth's atmosphere and reflected onto the Moon.

The light reflected is a reddish colour from all the sunsets and sunrises of the Earth shining onto the Moon.

The eclipse, with the visible effects lasts for three hours and 20 minutes. The Moon will appear completely red during the phase of the total eclipse phase.

Dr Alan Duffy, an astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology, said there are key aspects of the event to watch.

"The eclipse begins with a shadow slowly appearing on the surface of the Moon. Over the next hour more of the Moon will be covered until eventually it lies directly behind the Earth away from the Sun," Dr Duffy said.

"At this point the Moon should be blacked-out but it will actually appear blood red. This colour is from all the sunrises and sunsets of Earth shining onto the Moon.

"The phase of totality with a red moon lasts for an hour, before the Moon begins to leave the umbra and the series of events reverses over the course of the final hour."

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Far Can Al overcast in Ippy

[ellicat]

Far Can Al overcast in Ippy

For those that missed it, it looked something like this -

Thanks to the ABC.

I missed it too. The clouds in one area of the sky had a redish tinge, but that could have been the reflection from traffic lights :pinch:

[Luc53]

I got lucky, managed a few good looks during breaks in the overcast.

[Binder]

Lovely view of the heavy cloud at my place.........

Anyone encounter werewolves, evil monsters or other evil apparitions? The good old "blood moon" features heavily in folk lore and B grade movies!

[ellicat]

Lovely view of the heavy cloud at my place.........

Anyone encounter werewolves, evil monsters or other evil apparitions? The good old "blood moon" features heavily in folk lore and B grade movies!

You just described my family, so yes.

[ellicat]

Here's the follow up story with plenty of pics from around the country -
/>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-08/australia-gets-box-seat-for-spectacular-blood-moon/5799854

[kmcrosby78]

More importantly, did anyone fish during this one or the last one? If the fishing fired I'll be out fishing for the next one in April .......

[Gad]

Far Can Al overcast in Ippy

For those that missed it, it looked something like this -

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Thanks to the ABC.

I missed it too. The clouds in one area of the sky had a redish tinge, but that could have been the reflection from traffic lights :pinch:

and to think, awhile ago the blood moon would have been cause for a few virgins to be sacrificed for appeasement to the Gods.... in hindsight, what an uneducated waste :dry: