Astronomy / Space Longest Lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) of the century Friday 27 July

[Para Handy]

Longest Lunar eclipse of the century this Friday (27 July).

A blood moon that will last for quite a long time is about to grace our skies this week.

https://astronomynow.com/2018/07/12...lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-on-27-july/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/22/longest-lunar-eclipse-century-uk-celestial-thrill

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/22/starwatch-red-marvel-that-is-a-lunar-eclipse

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

I shall be watching the skies!

Unless it's cloudy, then screw you weather, I'm going to watch TV instead.

 

[Para Handy]

I shall be watching the skies!

Unless it's cloudy, then screw you weather, I'm going to watch TV instead.

Royal Observatory at Greenwich is supposed to be doing a live feed (stream) of the eclipse, link on their website:

https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/lunar-eclipse

[where is it]

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Will it be visible in England and is it safe to look at without eye protection?

Also how long will it last?

 

[Zak Gordon]

And Mars is doing something at the same time i think? Like it is at it's closest point or in conjunction etc?

Anyway be on the watch for aliens!

 

[Zieman]

Will it be visible in England and is it safe to look at without eye protection?

Also how long will it last?

Yes, it is perfectly safe to look at without eye protection. Safer than regular Moon viewing.
As for the other questions, see here (the 1st Para Handy's link):
https://astronomynow.com/2018/07/12...lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-on-27-july/

 

[Flimley]

Happy werewolf night \o/

Flimley

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Yes, it is perfectly safe to look at without eye protection. Safer than regular Moon viewing.
As for the other questions, see here (the 1st Para Handy's link):
https://astronomynow.com/2018/07/12...lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-on-27-july/

Thanks. I'm guessing it's... Something else, that demands eye protection? I swear it pops up on the news every few years.

 

[Zieman]

Thanks. I'm guessing it's... Something else, that demands eye protection? I swear it pops up on the news every few years.

Solar eclipse. Looking directly at the Sun will harm your eyes, even if the Moon happens to be in between - the Moon's not bigh enough to eclipse the corona and usually Solar eclipse is only partial - even a tiny fraction of Sun's disc is too bright to look at without eye protection.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Solar eclipse. Looking directly at the Sun will harm your eyes, even if the Moon happens to be in between - the Moon's not bigh enough to eclipse the corona and usually Solar eclipse is only partial - even a tiny fraction of Sun's disc is too bright to look at without eye protection.

That's the one! You can see why I rarely post here!

 

[Patrick_68000]

Tonight a great show and also Mars visible under the moon (if no clouds)

 

[Deleted member 110222]

I will feel closer to Lord Hircine tonight.

 

[Zak Gordon]

Here's some info on the Mars aspect too:

'Mars to track blood moon in double celestial treat on Friday'

https://www.theguardian.com/science...s-to-provide-double-celestial-treat-on-friday

No clouds please Gods of the Sky, i will be waiting with my binos at the ready

 

[Deleted member 110222]

And it just started raining! XD

 

[Patrick_68000]

Here's some info on the Mars aspect too:

'Mars to track blood moon in double celestial treat on Friday'

https://www.theguardian.com/science...s-to-provide-double-celestial-treat-on-friday

No clouds please Gods of the Sky, i will be waiting with my binos at the ready

I hope that my neighbors will not launch Thai lanterns in the sky

I do not want to miss Mars

 

[Para Handy]

Total cloud cover here in Yorkshire - quite typical.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Total cloud cover here in Yorkshire - quite typical.

Same here, Portsmouth.

 

[drama]

Made this photo from my balcony

 

[Perrin]

Great view from Adelaide Hills around 6:30 am CST. I took a few pictures on my phone but quality is pretty bad. They do show the colour though (and you can see Mars and Jupiter).

 

[AkenBosch]

Total cloud cover here in Yorkshire - quite typical.

Same here, Portsmouth.

Clear skies down here on the 45th parallel (Turin), for once.
Managed to grab some photos of the Moon progressively moving out of Earth's shadow and a bunch of Mars video for later processing, before a light veil of cloud cover took over and mudded everything. Will see if I can get something out of those data tomorrow after work.

It has been a special sight anyway.