Lunar eclipse (28 August)

[BuFfY]

Tomorrow night there is a full lunar eclipse.This is the first one visible in NZ since 2000. They are very rare because they can only occur when the sun, earth and moon are lined up, and there is a full moon.

It starts at around 8pm but it wont be completely visible untill around 9.

You don't need a telescope to see it, but they say that if you have binoculars then you can see the coppery colour a lot better.

AND there is a blue moon this month! Because there are two full moons this month

So all you lovely star gazers, make sure you are out tomorrow night checking out the lunar eclipse, if you miss it you will have to wait untill 2010

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4168299a11.html

[ManDownUnder]

Thanks but ... bugger - crap weather forecast (for Akl anyway)

[BuFfY]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectid=10459992

This article is better. I saw it this morning but in the old form

[BuFfY]

Thanks but ... bugger - crap weather forecast (for Akl anyway)

Oh no! Are you serious?! Damn!

[ManDownUnder]

Oh no! Are you serious?! Damn!

Yup - clouds etc forecast all week!

[007XX]

Bugger..I love to see moons...

[Hitcher]

There will be streaming video on the NASA web site, according to the NASA web site.

[Joni]

Im looking forward to seeing the moon turn to blood... (hear the wolves howling in the background??)

Hope Chch has a cloudless night, the news down here said 21h50 would be the best time to pop outside and have a looksie!

[Hitcher]

Apparently it only goes a bit copper coloured, rather than a full-on gothic blood red. Should still be way cool though.

[Swoop]

Tomorrow night there is a full lunar eclipse. They are very rare because they can only occur when the sun, earth and moon are lined up, and there is a full moon.

I guess we will not be seeing Heilen Klerke on telly for a few days... or at least until she has a full body-wax to remove the (more than usual) full body hair. The claws will need to be clipped after she has been dragged back inside after howling at the moon for ages.

AND there is a blue moon this month! Because there are two full moons this month

Double-damn!

[Steam]

I guess we will not be seeing Heilen Klerke on telly for a few days... or at least until she has a full body-wax to remove the (more than usual) full body hair. The claws will need to be clipped after she has been dragged back inside after howling at the moon for ages.

Hey, don't be mean to my mum!

[peasea]

Apparently it only goes a bit copper coloured, rather than a full-on gothic blood red. Should still be way cool though.

It'll go any colour you like with the right chemical assistance.......

[fireball]

sorry not pink floyd... but tonight there is supposed to be a total eclipse of the moon... around 830ish taking one hour for the earths shadow to pass the moon
give or take....

would love to see some pics if any one can get any as up here in dorkland it is overcast/pissing down with rain and we wont see a thing sadly

[Jantar]

I'll see what I can do. Its only scattered cloud down here with large clear areas of sky.

[TonyB]

Typical. After days of clear skys its cloudy here.

Isn't the moon supposed to turn red? Isn't that a sign of the second coming? We-heeee, I'd better go to bed early if it is, I can only usually manage one