NZFF

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:58 pm**

A red moon will be visible tonight, weather permitting.

Unsettled weather is forecast for the total lunar eclipse starting around 8.50pm when the moon will be shielded from the sun by the earth.

Graham Murray, Stardome Observatory's education and programmes manager, said if the weather was clear, the eclipse would be visible from anywhere in Auckland.

Although it will be a total eclipse the ring of light around the earth's edge is enough to illuminate the moon's surface.

If there is enough dust in the earth's atmosphere the surface will appear blood red.

An eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun's light. It is rare because the moon is usually either above or below the plane of the earth's orbit.

The lunar eclipse will start at around 8.50pm, turning red from 9.50pm onwards. It will be completely red at 10pm for an hour, and the eclipse will finish at around 12.25am.

The last time a total lunar eclipse was visible over New Zealand was in July 2000, and the next occurrence observable from New Zealand is on December 21, 2010.

Full article here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?...jectid=10460282

Post your pics in this thread if you can see it from your place!

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:35 pm**

I can see it off our balcony, will try and get some pics if the cloud stays away (fingers crossed!). Might be a little blurry because of the low light - but I'll give it shot.

Alex

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:22 pm**

I'd love to have a look for it, but typical Dunedin weather won't seem to permit it

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:39 pm**

Very soon there will be a ecplise of the moon where the earths shadow covers the moon for thoses that dont have heavy cloud it will be woth having a lookout .
there is suppose to be red dust of it or something like that ...just hope i got my info right me mummy told me ..

edit : oh yeah suppose to start at 8:50 pm

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:52 pm**

well its 8:52pm and i don't see nothing......

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:56 pm**

Its starting to enter the shadow of the earth!!!

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:59 pm**

Grrrrr..... DAMN chch weather

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:59 pm**

i see it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:01 pm**

Great view here from my balcony in Tauranga

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:03 pm**

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:10 pm**

nearly half black

we are all gonna die!

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:13 pm**

Amazing!
In Auckland, you could see the moon one moment, and the next it was just gone!
Coincidentally, it started to rain, so we went indoors and watched it here.

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:23 pm**

Brennanx wrote:
QUOTE(Brennanx @ Aug 28 2007, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
nearly half black we are all gonna die!

Ahhh Ahhhh Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:31 pm**

omg more than half done and you can see the red

we are going to die faster

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:33 pm**

Brennanx wrote:
QUOTE(Brennanx @ Aug 28 2007, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
omg more than half done and you can see the red we are going to die faster

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*sobs in corner, banging head on wall screaming "WHY!!!!! WHY!!!!*

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:35 pm**

Wow that was awesome before, seeing the shadow swallow it up.

It has gone behind cloud now though, so I'll check back later after watching TV

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:44 pm**

Its turning red!!!!
Oh wait...NOOOOOOOOOO

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:04 pm**

looks good in aus..

http://www.discoverychannel.com.au/eclipse/

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:16 pm**

Thanks very much for the discovery channel link. Nothing but clouds here still..

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:17 pm**

You saw it here first - half an hour before max eclipse:

NZFF

Lunar Eclipse Tonight