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Jackie
14-06-2011, 14:09
http://deshgujarat.com/2011/06/14/lunar-eclipse-on-15-june-2011the-darkest-night-in-100-years/
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 14:14
what time is it best viewed in the UK ?
Jackie
14-06-2011, 14:17
According to this site it is 21.13 BST

http://www.rusticolus.co.uk/nature-and-photography-blog/photo-subject-full-lunar-eclipse-15-june-2011.html
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 14:20
someone has a new telescope !
slodgedad
14-06-2011, 14:25
Can't wait. The last one I saw was in Silencio in the mid 90s and it was spectacular.

Never saw such colours before.
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 14:26
no mooning at the window Slodgie I may find you
tizzywizzy
14-06-2011, 14:31
knowing Scotland it will be cloudy so wont see anything.
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 14:35
knowing Scotland it will be cloudy so wont see anything.

There is a guy here in work who always gets fab pics, If he will let me I will post them - sure other members have the technology too, to post some
Margaretta
14-06-2011, 15:34
I saw it in the Uk a few years ago. The moon turned a beautiful orange-red. The weather forecast is for rain tomorrow in the UK. May be a big disappointment so we'll rely on Forum members to post lovely pictures please!:help::hail:
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 15:44
I saw it in the Uk a few years ago. The moon turned a beautiful orange-red. The weather forecast is for rain tomorrow in the UK. May be a big disappointment so we'll rely on Forum members to post lovely pictures please!:help::hail:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_ir.html

might not be too bad
howard thornton
14-06-2011, 15:55
knowing Scotland it will be cloudy so wont see anything.

if slodgie is mooning that would be a blessing. lol
Margaretta
14-06-2011, 15:57
I hope not MM. Thanks for the hope....fingers crossed!x
Suej
14-06-2011, 15:58
http://deshgujarat.com/2011/06/14/lunar-eclipse-on-15-june-2011the-darkest-night-in-100-years/

Didnīt this happen a year or so ago, the moon looked red/purple colour?
slodgedad
14-06-2011, 16:07
Didnīt this happen a year or so ago, the moon looked red/purple colour?

That was only a partial eclipse. A full one is much more spectacular
Jackie
14-06-2011, 16:11
Didnīt this happen a year or so ago, the moon looked red/purple colour?

The last total lunar eclipse was 21 Dec 2010 and after tomorrow the next one is supposed to happen on 10 Dec 2011
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 16:16
Didnīt this happen a year or so ago, the moon looked red/purple colour?

naaa you been in the cellar again ?!!!
Suej
14-06-2011, 16:33
naaa you been in the cellar again ?!!!

I was hoping no one would notice MM..........Thanks:hit:
Malteser Monkey
14-06-2011, 16:35
I just recognise the symptons !
Tenerife Property
14-06-2011, 22:29
Looking forward hopefully to a cloudless sky in Tenerife.
cinnamon
14-06-2011, 22:39
it will be also online, here is the link (http://www.sky-live.tv/), you can even find a countdown on their page. tomorrow at 20.22h it can be observed on tenerife.:)
tracey
15-06-2011, 12:10
Might be worth a trip up to Teide tonight
imablue
15-06-2011, 14:11
the moon will already be in eclipse as it rises here in Tenerife...i think a great point to view it from would be La Caleta looking towards (east southeast)...Roque del Conde as it rises from behind Conde...
Lloyd
15-06-2011, 14:15
knowing Scotland it will be cloudy so wont see anything.

True hopefully it clears up
KirstyJay
15-06-2011, 21:56
Can anyone see anything?
tendedburrito
15-06-2011, 21:58
Can anyone see anything?

nope................. just clouds
Davie Thistle
15-06-2011, 21:59
.....afinka missed it!

musta blinked!!!!:crazy:
slodgedad
15-06-2011, 22:00
Can anyone see anything?

Bloody fed up, been looking forward to it all week.

Went outside at 9.15 and just come back in...NADA....Duhhhh
KirstyJay
15-06-2011, 22:05
It's clear as day on Cinnamon's link, but we're in the clouds :(
Suej
15-06-2011, 22:07
Too cloudy here in Chayofa....just see it faintly, nothing to get excited about!
Nafnut
15-06-2011, 22:16
Clear as a bell here (Los Abrigos) seems to be getting brighter now.
KirstyJay
15-06-2011, 22:18
We can see it!!! :D
Lloyd
15-06-2011, 22:20
Nothing in the UK yet :( Too many clouds up here in Scotland
KirstyJay
15-06-2011, 22:30
http://tapatalk.com/mu/6deb8713-2547-0de6.jpgPic taken on my iphone
tendedburrito
15-06-2011, 22:36
Found it!!!!
slodgedad
15-06-2011, 22:39
http://tapatalk.com/mu/6deb8713-2547-0de6.jpgPic taken on my iphone

Me too, same sight as yours so I didn't bother taking a pici..Sooooooooo disappointing..Ah well. Trouble is I have to live to be 100 for the next one.

So sad. No eclipse, no World Cup, no democracy, nothing to look forward to. Might as well pop off now..
Malteser Monkey
15-06-2011, 22:40
Too cloudy here in Chayofa....just see it faintly, nothing to get excited about!

Oy! birthday girl ! bet you can see it !

lookin out of all my windows can't see anything.... off to look again
Jackie
15-06-2011, 22:48
Saw it through binoculars at about 10.15p.m.. It had just started coming out of the Shadow, couldn't see nothing before because there was cloud. It wasn't very red either :(
KirstyJay
15-06-2011, 23:02
Me too, same sight as yours so I didn't bother taking a pici..Sooooooooo disappointing..Ah well. Trouble is I have to live to be 100 for the next one.

So sad. No eclipse, no World Cup, no democracy, nothing to look forward to. Might as well pop off now..It looked a lot better than in the pic.
Pooh
15-06-2011, 23:15
Total Lunar eclipses are quite common, it's only that this one was darker and lasted longer than usual.
But from a viewing standpoint, without scientific instruments to measure the amount of light, you can enjoy another one already 10 December this year.
Jackie
15-06-2011, 23:20
Total Lunar eclipses are quite common, it's only that this one was darker and lasted longer than usual.
But from a viewing standpoint, without scientific instruments to measure the amount of light, you can enjoy another one already 10 December this year.

See post number 15 ;)
Pooh
15-06-2011, 23:28
See post number 15 ;)

Sorry, didn't read all posts properly. ;)
But actually, reading the calendar again, I'm not sure it will be total here... it's listed for Europe and East Africa, which wouldn't cover Tenerife... In that case, the next total eclipse isn't until 28 September, 2015.
slodgedad
15-06-2011, 23:42
Total Lunar Eclipse of the Heart.................:rock:
Suej
16-06-2011, 11:16
Oy! birthday girl ! bet you can see it !

lookin out of all my windows can't see anything.... off to look again

It wasnīt worth cricking your neck for....just a shadow over one side, It takes a bit more than that to excite me at my age MM!:eyebrows:
Faraway
17-06-2011, 13:44
I couldn't see anything anyway - it was dense cloud cover here - very disappointed!