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Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: Diesel on June 13, 2011, 22:16:44 PM

Title: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Diesel on June 13, 2011, 22:16:44 PM
I understand that tomorrow 14/6, there is to be a Total Lunar Eclipse, any chance you could bring us up to speed on this Snowcrash?.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Snowcrash on June 13, 2011, 22:40:35 PM
It's about shadows and stuff.

And the moon goes dark orange.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Diesel on June 13, 2011, 22:45:05 PM
Right, so is this a Total Eclipse or some other anomaly?. What's the best time to observe this and where should we look?.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Data on June 13, 2011, 22:48:01 PM
Quote from: Snowcrash on June 13, 2011, 22:40:35 PM
It's about shadows and stuff.

And the moon goes dark orange.

It shouldn't,,, but for some reason that answer seems very funny :rofl:
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Snowcrash on June 13, 2011, 22:52:23 PM
This is the first I've heard of it.

My moon app says it a full Moon on the 15th called 'The Strawberry Moon' but it says nothing of an eclipse. Bl**d! useless app.

There are 3-4 a year (partial) eclipses a year.

I'm not going to google it 'cos you didn't answer your post 'Oh Wise One' or some such.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Snowcrash on June 13, 2011, 23:06:24 PM
OK, I googled it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2011_lunar_eclipse

The best place to view it is East Africa, Middle East and India.

It will be at it's greatest at 21:12:37 BST. So look east at Moon rise.
It starts 20:22:11 to 22:03:22 BST for totality, approx 1 hr 40 mins. 
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Diesel on June 13, 2011, 23:16:58 PM
Splendid, thank-you.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Snowcrash on June 14, 2011, 17:33:11 PM
Oh and it's June 15th or Wednesday.
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Snowcrash on June 16, 2011, 22:22:44 PM
As usual, the British weather left me underwhelmed.

I didn't even bother to go out as it was totally overcast.  :(
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Freddy on June 17, 2011, 09:26:17 AM
Yeah, I tried but it was all clouds, couldn't see a thing  :(
Title: Re: Lunar Eclipse
Post by: Data on June 17, 2011, 11:22:31 AM
Only saw some of it on the TV, which isn't the same, yeah the British weather :(