Lunar Eclipse on Saturday from 10.45 pm till Midnight

mike65

Just a heads up for total eclipse event at a decent hour will the weather play ball?

Mike.

Kevster

What can one expect to see? I've never witnessed one of these before.

mike65

The moon will dissapear! Oooooooooh! :eek:

The most interesting aspect is that as the earths shadow crosses, the moon goes red. Blood red. Ooooooooooooh!

Mike.

slade_x

Kevster wrote:

What can one expect to see? I've never witnessed one of these before.

See Here and Here

Kevster

Wow, that's pretty ... ...funky(?). I'll make sure to watch out for it.

Flukey

Saturday itself is meant to be showery, so we'll definitely have some cloud, and there is rain due on Sunday, so it could be getting very cloudy on Saturday night.

As to what you'll see Kevster, as those links demonstrate you'll have a strong disappearance of the moon at best or that copper-coloured effect at least. The total phase is good, but in some ways it is more dramatic seeing it come across and leaving again. We won't go into the details of umbra and penumbra and other technical terms associated with eclipses, but it's safe enough to say that it will be worth watching, particularly as you have never seen one before. Enjoy it.

Stargal

Can anyone recommend somewhere good to watch the eclipse from? I was thinking of going to either Howth Head or else Dún Laoghaire pier to watch it over the whole of Dublin, but does anyone have any other recommendations?

Also it looks like the weather is actually holding up; there are no clouds at all in the sky (for once!)

mike65

Just looking at accuweather site it looks like we will be under at least 50% cloud by this evening.

Mike.

Flukey

It is looking good. There should be a good chance to see it.

Stargal, anywhere where you have a view of the sky will do. The whole thing will last for several hours. You won't be able to watch it all. It is best to take a look out every once in a while. Somewhere close to you should do.

karltimber

Clear as a whistle in navan right now -looks good.

Have my 300mm zoom with a 2X teleconverter to get some good shots...

K

hamster

It's still clear from where I'm looking from - Waterford - Kilmacthomas Rural skies. Looking excellent right now. Simple tools. Binos and a digital camera. I have it on a tripod and will take a few photos tonight. Fingers crossed! Enjoy everyone!

hamster

Look out for Saturn to left and up from the moon while you're looking.



If you take any photos...please link 'em

Stargal

Flukey wrote:

Stargal, anywhere where you have a view of the sky will do. The whole thing will last for several hours. You won't be able to watch it all. It is best to take a look out every once in a while. Somewhere close to you should do.

Thanks for that Flukey, appreciate it.

Ice_Box

View From Kildare
(Not bad for a cheap digital.)

zAbbo

looks pretty clear at the moment here (Dundalk)

Will be keeping an eye out for the redness

CrowdedHouse

Perfectly clear in the west - Oranmore atm,hope it stays that way

Taken at 8:16

Takeshi_Kovacs

The evening started great, very clear sky and bright moon. Unfortunately some high level hazy cloud is moving across the sky in the last half hour and the moon is more or less a white blob.. Ah well i guess i have to wait until August for another shot.
Hope it goes well for the rest of ye..

Takeshi_Kovacs

#Elites wrote:

how do you guys zoom in so far? my camera can go nowhere near that..

You need a long lens and dslr camera, something like a 400mm lens (or more if ya got the dough). Also some people attach their camera right onto the telescope to get even closer.

civdef

Near Abbeyleix, 21:31

darkmaster2

Its starting to cloud over here in Cork.:rolleyes:

hamster

civdef wrote:

Near Abbeyleix, 21:31

Nice shot....

those times again.... almost halfway to totality. Now 21:54....

Moon enters penumbra: 2018
Moon enters umbra: 2130
Totality begins: 2244
Mid-eclipse: 2321
Totality ends: 2358
Moon leave umbra: 0111
Moon leaves penumbra: 0224

civdef

Near Abbeyleix 21:50

Kevster

Why will the light from it become red? ... ...Something to do with wavelength lengthening?


Kevster

mr_angry

Looks fantastic here in Dundalk. No sign of any redness yet, but we'll probably have to wait until its in the umbra for that. Assuming there's enough dust in the atmosphere, that is.

radiospan

I don't think so. It looks like that here too. (although covered in a bit of a haze)

EDIT: Weird. I was answering #Elites below...

hamster

Kevster wrote:

Why will the light from it become red? ... ...Something to do with wavelength lengthening?


Kevster

The red will be the earthshine from the earth's atmosphere when the glare of the remaining visible moon is cut off...

civdef

Near Abbeyleix: 22:07

hamster

civdef wrote:

Near Abbeyleix: 22:07

Keep 'em coming civdef. They are excellent photos! Putting these in my diary. One to remember. Ooh only a thin cresent of moon left now.

hamster

mike65 wrote:

Its so calm down here the sky is misting up.

Mike.

same here Mike. Hazy but not too much. Not a cloud thank god.


hey... btw... I got that futuremusiccorp a few weeks ago - it's an excellent space trip... listening right now actually to FutureMusicCorp_Lament_on_a_damp_evening.mp3

Try John Silence's triquintat.mp3 !!!!
And (((stereofect)))_Earthrise.mp3 I love those.

mike65

Its so calm down here the sky is misting up.

Mike.

mike65

Spooky!

Mike.