Eclipse warning

[bellinghman]

There will be a total lunar eclipse tomorrow night. It's not the most convenient time for UK residents, being between 3 and 4 am GMT.

NASA page

Comments

[liasbluestone.livejournal.com]

They're also predicting around 100% cloud cover, around here at least.
Currently wondering if it's worth waking ourselves up to check.

[k425.livejournal.com]

Something astronomical? It'll be cloudy/raining/foggy/snowing then.

[silly-swordsman.livejournal.com]

I'll to check the forecast, and if there's any chance of seeing it I'll go to bed early and get up for this, along with #2 who is interested in astronomy (well, he's an 8-year old boy who got a cheap telescope from his grandfather for Christmas).

Now I've just got to figure out what exposure time I'll need for this, as I expect it'll be too dark to have it on automatic (although AC's Nikon F3 house does go quite far up, IIRC), and find the 210mm lens.

[oldbloke.livejournal.com]

It's not the most convenient time for UK residents, being between 3 and 4 am GMT.

It does of course HAVE to be at night, by definition.

[sphyg.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for the heads up. Though given the weather I'll probably only bother looking if I have insomnia ;)