Supermoon Eclipse

Laurie61

Laurie61

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These are the timings for tonight's eclipse -

Partial Eclipse Begins 02:07
Total Eclipse Begins 03:11
Maximum Eclipse 03:47
Total Eclipse Ends 04:23
Partial Eclipse Ends 05:27

The eclipse on September 28th will be total. This means that the Earth will pass completely in front of the Sun as viewed from the Moon. For us here on Earth, the Moon pass directly in to the Earth’s shadow or ‘Umbra’. The moon will slowly turn from pearly white to a reddish colour then back to its original colour all over a period of around five hours (start to finish). The shade of red can vary from eclipse to eclipse depending on conditions in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. If there have been any significant volcanic eruptions for example, this can cause the eclipsed moon to appear a much darker red than of other eclipses. The added amount of volcanic ash and dust in the Earth’s atmosphere can block more of the Sun’s light from refracting around the Earth during the eclipse causing deep, dark red effects. It’s hard to predict with certainty how red this eclipse will be. It’s best to wait and see and enjoy any surprises that this eclipse may reveal. During totality, many more stars can be seen than what could be seen during the full moon. Its a good photographic opportunity for a widefield shot of the eclipsed moon complimented by a background of stars.

A live webcast of the Total Lunar Eclipse on night of 27th/28th September 2015 should appear here

http://www.solareclipse2015.org.uk/live-webcast/
 
Laurie61

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Tonight's Supermoon
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Gramaisc

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ATJ said:
Are you sure you have the correct times? The articles i've seen have it an hour earlier. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...t-spectacular-night-in-30-years-10517019.html

"The moon will start going into partial eclipse at 12.07am in the UK. The lunar eclipse will then become total from 1.11am until 2.23am. The eclipse will then end entirely at 4.27am."
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It's the old GMT/BST problem perhaps - @Laurie61 lives in Astronomer Land where they don't change the clocks...
 
Laurie61

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wmrcomputers

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So what are the actual current UK timings for tonight then? Today has been a long day and I'm not sure my brain will handle over-thinking it. ;)
 
Gramaisc

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wmrcomputers said:
So what are the actual current UK timings for tonight then? Today has been a long day and I'm not sure my brain will handle over-thinking it. ;)
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BBC said:
The eclipse will start at 01:11 BST, when the Moon enters the lightest part of the Earth's shadow, known as the penumbra, and adopts a yellowish colour. At 03:11 BST, the Moon completely enters the umbra - the inner dark corpus of our planet's shadow.

The point of greatest eclipse occurs at 03:47 BST, when the Moon is closest to the centre of the umbra. The sky show is over by 05:22 in the morning on Monday.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34352504
 
Gramaisc

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Many years ago, there was a total lunar eclipse at about the same time in the morning - I got up and prepared to observe it in the back garden. I took my glasses off, to get a better 'sit' in the binoculars.

When it was over, I couldn't find the glasses - I didn't dare move much, in case I stood on them - eventually, I had to admit defeat, after about twenty minutes on hands and knees on the (now damp) lawn. I carefully made my way to a safe point and headed for the house, blind as a bat, to try to find the spare pair - that took another half an hour - then armed with semi-serviceable glasses and a torch, I headed out the back to find the 'real' pair.

It was almost daylight when I finally got back to bed.
 
Withnail

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Laurie61 said:
I have checked with my planetarium program, Stellarium, and it is showing the same times./
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Was looking at that earlier - did you see that the moon goes into eclipse in the program? Neat.

Conditions are unusually excellent.

*expects huge swelling of cloud in the Stafford region*
 
Laurie61

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Withnail said:
Was looking at that earlier - did you see that the moon goes into eclipse in the program? Neat.

Conditions are unusually excellent.

*expects huge swelling of cloud in the Stafford region*
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Yes, being able to run time back and forth is a great feature of Stellarium, I am also a bit surprised at the lack of cloud. Satellite images show no cloud in the immediate area although I have an impressive fog/mist hanging over the fields around here. Should start to see eclipse at around 02:15.

http://en.sat24.com/en/gb
 
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