Wearden Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 Hey guys, I thought i'd broadcast the news to ya about the London Eclipse that happened at Approx. 5:44 p.m. EST. "LONDON - The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world. The Earth’s shadow took over six hours to crawl across the moon’s surface, eating it into a crescent shape before engulfing it completely in a spectacle at least partly visible on every continent. About a dozen amateur astronomers braved the cold and mud outside the Croydon Observatory in southeast London to watch the start of the eclipse. “It’s starting to go!” said Alex Gikas, 8, a Cub Scout who was studying for his astronomy badge. “I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’m really excited.” By the time greatest eclipse, shortly after 5:44 p.m. EST, the light of the full moon was replaced by near-total obscurity. “It was really very dark,” said Paul Harper, Chairman of the Croydon Astronomical Society, who estimated that moon had lost over four-fifths of its luminosity. “It was quite a nice one.” Lunar eclipses occur when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, an uncommon event because the moon spends most of its time either above or below the plane of Earth’s orbit. Sunlight still reaches the moon during total eclipses, but it is refracted through Earth’s atmosphere, bathing the moon in an eerie crimson light. Mike Ealay, a 60-year-old architect who wandered over to the observatory to watch the eclipse, said the red color of the moon made it look like a close-up version of Mars. “I think it’s quite exciting. It’s like having the red planet on your doorstep,” he said. Despite cloudy conditions over much of Europe, a variety of Webcasts carried the event live, and astronomers urged the public not to miss out on the spectacle. “It’s not an event that has any scientific value, but it’s something everybody can enjoy,” said Robert Massey, of Britain’s Royal Astronomical Society. The moon’s red blush faded as it began moving out of Earth’s shadow just after 8 p.m. EST. The eclipse ended a little more than hour later. Residents of east Asia saw the eclipse cut short by moonset, while those in the eastern parts of North and South America had the moon already partially or totally eclipsed by the time it rose over the horizon in the evening. While eastern Australia, Alaska and New Zealand missed Saturday’s show, they will have front row seats to the next total lunar eclipse, on Aug. 28. Hehe, Hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks and all the best. Ben.
YT2095 Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 "London" eclipse? LUNAR Eclipse would be Far more accurate! also, it`s Policy to Cite your source.
Wearden Posted March 4, 2007 Author Posted March 4, 2007 No i meant the Lunar Eclipse that happened in London, Therefore i wrote the title as London Eclipse.
insane_alien Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 it didn't happen in london. it happened on the moon. the fact that half the earth could see it also knocks the london theory off a bit as well.
Klaynos Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 IT was rather cool, hopefully I got some good pics... shall have a look through them later.
Wearden Posted March 4, 2007 Author Posted March 4, 2007 Whoah, You got Pictures? May you share them with me sometime?
Klaynos Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 yeah filled 2gig and 256MB cards, decided I need a new cf card. Got to download them but only have a usb1.1 card reader... lots of time needed....
spikerz66 Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 damn snow showers i didnt get to see it here in indiana
Student_777 Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 When did this eclipse occur?!?! awh i didnt know there was one recently
Klaynos Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 When did this eclipse occur?!?! awh i didnt know there was one recently Totality was about 2300 GMT saturday night.
Student_777 Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 LINKS TO PICS PLEASE LOL Actually i just google it
JohnB Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Being in Brisbane, I missed it, but August 28 is marked on the calendar.
Jacques Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Hi I also missed that eclipse of the moon... But take a look at that site ! http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_03mar07.htm'>http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_03mar07.htm http://spaceweather.com
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