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[repulsewarrior]

...good news for stargazers, get your cameras ready, look to the moon, September 27-28, when it is closest to the horizon.

But this time, the full moon-supermoon, will be preceded by a total lunar eclipse. According to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, the latest supermoon eclipse occurred 33 years ago and the next one will be in 2033.

“In Cyprus, the partial lunar eclipse will begin at 4.06am on September 28, while the total eclipse will begin at 5.10am and will end at 6.23am,” Fakas said.

He added that the eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes into the earth’s shadow, will be fully visible from Cyprus.

To add to the treat, the orb of the night will be a reddish colour, caused from the Earth moving between the Sun and the moon, which means that all the sunsets on Earth at the time will be cast on the moon, creating photo opportunities for astronomy fans, romantic souls and artists alike.

http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/09/19/star- ... d-eclipse/

[repulsewarrior]

The moon will turn a fantastic ‘blood red’ in the early hours of Monday morning (September 28) at 4am, in what scientists have described as a strange phenomenon that won’t occur again until 2033.

The occurrence happens when three events merge into one; a lunar eclipse – in which the Earth blocks the sun’s light from hitting the moon; a lunar perigee – when the moon is in the closest part of it orbit to the Earth and when a full moon occurs.

The last time such a confluence happened was back in 1982 while there have been only five ‘blood red moons’ in the twentieth century.

The reason the moon can be seen at all when totally eclipsed is that sunlight is scattered and refracted around the edge of the Earth by the planet’s atmosphere.

To an astronaut standing on the moon during totality, the sun would be hidden behind a dark Earth outlined by a brilliant red ring of all of the world’s sunrises and sunsets. A Supermoon is 15% larger and 30% brighter, than when it is at its smallest and dimmest point.

Conspiracy theorists claim that a ‘Blood Moon’ is the sign of an impending apocalypse, bringing strange tidal activity, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

However, when very close to the Earth, the moon has been known to cause exceptionally high tides. A mammoth tide surrounded the coastal town of Mont St Michel in France, and the Thames Barrier was closed to protect London, during the solar eclipse and close Moon in March earlier this year.

http://in-cyprus.com/moon-will-turn-red-on-monday/

...just a friendly reminder.

[erolz66]

Here is a piccie I took earlier tonight. Will try and take some when the eclipse in in action - if I can stay awake long enough that is.

moon-small.jpg

[B25]

Wow! Must be a long zoom you are using.

Whats your setup?

[erolz66]

Wow! Must be a long zoom you are using.

Whats your setup?

Its a micro four thirds based camera - panasonic gx7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds_system

Lens is a 14mm-140 - which is the equivalent of 24mm-280mm on a normal 35mm slr. So basically 280mm is what I was zoomed too - would have preferred 400-500mm but thats the longest zoom lens I have.

[erolz66]

moon2.jpg

moon3.jpg

moon4.jpg

moon5.jpg

[erolz66]

moon6.jpg

moon7.jpg

moon8.jpg

[B25]

Fantastic. I was up at 3:30am but it was not eclipsed at that time. What time did it take place?

[erolz66]

Fantastic. I was up at 3:30am but it was not eclipsed at that time. What time did it take place?

The first one in that sequence is 4:07 and the last one 5:07

[Lordo]

can you imagine what the ancient people thought when they saw this.