In the small hours of Monday 28th September 2015 an unusual event happened. A lunar eclipse coincided with a 'Supermoon', which occurs when the Moon is at its' closest to the Earth, making it appear larger than usual. An event not due to happen again for 33 years and so I set my alarm for silly o'clock in order to witness it and maybe mange to take some photos.
The moon went through several phases, starting with the full 'Supermoon' and then the eclipse started at 01.11am and reached maximum eclipse at 03.47am (shown in the first photo) where it became the 'Blood Moon'. The red colour is caused by the dust in the Earths' atmosphere. Will I be around for the next one? Hopefully.
Way better shots than mine!!! Congrats!
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WOW! I am glad you got up at silly oclock totake thes amzing photographs especaily the last one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret! I am glad that I did get up, although I am still feeling a bit tired!
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Great set of images. You will still be around John, may not be able to hold the camera steady though.{:))
ReplyDeleteThanks Roy! I am having difficulty with holding the camera steady now, I dread to think what it will be like in 33 years time!
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Yeah, I reckon your Blog will still be around in a mere 33 years!
ReplyDeleteYou m1ght be the Astronomer Royal or Ornithologist Royal by then.
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My blog might be Bazza, but will I?! I doubt that either of those things will happen, do they even exist?!
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