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Title: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: RedLeader on June 14, 2011

We are being encouraged to look to the skies tomorrow night, to catch a glimpse of the last lunar eclipse over Ireland for four years.

The sky will begin to get dark at about 9.50pm, and the eclipse will follow 10 minutes later, turning the moon red.

People in the east of the country will see the moon rise a deep red colour, while for anyone watching in the west, most of the moon will be blacked out by the earth's shadow.

We will not have another chance to see the moon eclipsed until 2015.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lunar-eclipse-due-tomorrow-night-508912.html#ixzz1PFWG16BL

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lunar-eclipse-due-tomorrow-night-508912.html

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: Oisín on June 14, 2011

Met office has clear skies scheduled. Looks good.

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: Spud on June 14, 2011

hope we get a clear night, that sounds like it will be pretty cool!

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: LandyLiam on June 14, 2011

Must take the missus to the top of a mountain for a romantic moment tomorrow night  :)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: suspectmonkey on June 15, 2011

Quote from: LandyLiam on June 14, 2011

Must take the missus to the top of a mountain for a romantic moment tomorrow night  :)

Summit of Donard in under an hour? ;)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: ChuckMcB on June 15, 2011

Divorce within two :)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: LandyLiam on June 15, 2011

she declined the offer   >:(  just as well as all cloudy down here  :'(

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: DryBag on June 16, 2011

stood outside the house at about midnight, but the moon looked normal.

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: Paul72 on June 16, 2011

I did the same.  It said to look around 9.00 but I couldn't even see the moon then (too low on my horizon)so by the time it was up it must have passed  :-[

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: Spud on June 16, 2011

went out but was far too cloudy to see the moon at all!  :(

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: LandyLiam on June 16, 2011

wow, red moon visible now, very nice, off to find my tripod   :)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: LandyLiam on June 16, 2011

from my garden

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/P1040554Small.jpg)



then zoomed in a bit (x7.8 )

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/P1040559Small.jpg)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: LandyLiam on June 16, 2011

and one i nabbed off google  ;D

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/Red-MoonSmall.jpg)

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: surfnscenic on June 17, 2011

Here Landy that looks like Wilson's cousin?! ;D

Title: Re: Lunar eclipse due tomorrow night
Post by: MG1 on June 17, 2011

Quote from: LandyLiam on June 16, 2011

and one i nabbed off google  ;D

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/Red-MoonSmall.jpg)

That is cool!