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Lunar eclipse
« on: December 20, 2010 »
Don't think I will be able to see it with all this mist  >:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12039683
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Re: Lunar eclipse
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010 »
I missed it, but apparently it was pretty spectacular!  Didn't even know it was due to occur, but the moonlight out in the snow last night was amazing.
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Re: Lunar eclipse
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010 »
Noticed a lovely full moon on my way home last night, was looking out this morning at 730am and thought it was weird that it was a 1/4 moon when it was full 12 hours ago. Never connected that it was an eclipse so didn't watch. Gutted, have to wait another 500 years now!
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Re: Lunar eclipse
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2010 »
Once in a Blue Moon...gutted I missed it!
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Re: Lunar eclipse
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2010 »
Me and my girlfriends dad got up at 6.30am to watch this. I wasn't expecting much given the mist when I was going to bed but perfectly clear skies, was really great
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Re: Lunar eclipse
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010 »
Moon eclipses are pretty regular - like every year or so, although an eclipse on the solstice is pretty rare.

Also, a blue moon happen 7 times in 19 years... the lunar cycle is every 29/30 days so there tend to be 3 full moons per season: sometimes an extra full moon squeezes in; in which case the 3rd of the 4 is called the blue moon.  Lucky I checked Wikipedia as I was believing a 50 year mistake up to now!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon


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