lunar eclipse
Keep your eyes peeled for Saturday’s lunar eclipse (3 March). The event, in which the moon will turn a reddish colour, is expected to be very impressive according to the BBC News website (Full article available here). Luckily for most of you readers (those on the European continent), it will take place at night. I will experience it during late afternoon/evening. I’ll be posting my photos, please send me yours.
The eclipse will be visible from the following places. I’m not sure what the difference is between “fully visible” and “totality visible”. If you know, do comment.
Expect an update tomorrow.
UPDATE:
It was much too cloudy here to see the eclipse properly. I did see a faint reddish glow for a second or two followed by shimmers of light behind the cloudy night’s sky but nothing more. It’s a shame as I’d been looking for ward to taking some photos. Anyway, the BBC got a picture.
Lunar Eclipse 2007, courtesy of BBC News
More impressive photos of the eclipse can be found here.
Charly said,
March 4, 2007 at 11:36 am
Hi Daniel,
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Thanks for the tip. Despite Italy being right in the middle of the best area, it was so cloudy that we couldn’t see the moon before, during or after
Ddsvll
daniel said,
March 4, 2007 at 12:05 pm
You’re not the only one. I also felt very disheartened after waiting around with my camera in hand for an hour or so. Ironically the moon was brighter than ever and the cloud had cleared a couple of hours after the eclipse.