If you're in the UK look out the window!

[Alex.]

The moon is so bright due to an ecplise happening! I'm not to sure what sort of ECLPZE it is, but LOOK AT IT!

It's due to go orange soon!

 

[Famine]

It's a Total Lunar Eclipse - the Moon will gradually darken until, at 10.43pm tonight, it'll go a bright coppery orange.

 

[Omnis]

lunar.

barely treed.

 

[TopHat]

That would be a Lunar "ECLPZE", mmmkay.


EDIT: Tri-tree'd

 

[Slick Rick]

It looks like its got a small chunk missing(1/3) atm here...

 

[Alex.]

that's the earth's shadow?

 

[daan]

Aaaaargh, something is eating the moon!!!

We like tha mooon!

 

[Omnis]

that's the earth's shadow?

yep. It turns red because the sunlight bounces off of Mars and back to earth and back to the moon.

 

[Famine]

yep. It turns red because the sunlight bounces off of Mars and back to earth and back to the moon.

Or, more accurately, because the Earth's atmosphere filters out all of the other wavelengths but red.

 

[Alex.]

is there anything he doesnt know?

 

[Sureboss]

How to unscrew child safety caps, probably.

Can any adult?

 

[Danny]

Aaaaargh, something is eating the moon!!!

We like tha mooon!

My IQ just dropped by 10. I'm dangerously close to minus numbers now.

Anyhoo, the eclipse happening right now is amazing.
Anyone taking pics?

 

[kikie]

My IQ just dropped by 10. I'm dangerously close to minus numbers now.

Don't worry Ultrabeat, according to MachOne, I don't have an IQ. I so stupid that I even monkey does better. Not his exact words but close.

 

[Slick Rick]

Is someone feeling sorry for themselves Kikie? Just ignore it dude.

You can see the moon clearly on sky news btw

 

[Jondot]

I've got my camera on a tripod sitting outside the front door, so I'll post some pics when it's happened.

 

[daan]

I've got my camera on a tripod sitting outside the front door, so I'll post some pics when it's happened.

My camera is on its tripod sitting in the kitchen. I've taken a few from the back garden of the moon being eaten, but I don't think they've come out as well as I would hope. I'll take some more once its gone.

 

[Famine]

No - the Kodak is pants with direct bright light. Might be fine at totality though.

 

[Alex.]

im taking pics without a tripod so they are due to suck

 

[daan]

Might be fine at totality though.

Yep, that's what I'm waiting on now. Just a sliver left.

I've taken some at "night landscape" setting and also some at the "fireworks" setting. I really must learn how to use it properly...

 

[Famine]

Yep, that's what I'm waiting on now. Just a sliver left.

I've taken some at "night landscape" setting and also some at the "fireworks" setting. I really must learn how to use it properly...

Could go into the PASM menu and drop the exposure.

 

[Danny]

So am I right in thinking that the Sun, Earth and Moon are in alignment, and so no light from the sun is shining onto the moon?

 

[Jondot]

My camera is on its tripod sitting in the kitchen. I've taken a few from the back garden of the moon being eaten, but I don't think they've come out as well as I would hope. I'll take some more once its gone.

Yeah. This is the one time 10x optical zoom just isn't enough.

 

[daan]

So am I right in thinking that the Sun, Earth and Moon are in alignment, and so no light from the sun is shining onto the moon?

Yes, the earth is between the sun and the moon, so no light from the sun is hitting the moon.

 

[Famine]

Yes, the earth is between the sun and the moon, so no light from the sun is hitting the moon.

Some sort of does - that's why it's red and not black. The Sun's light is filtered and refracted by the Earth's atmosphere. During the start and finish of the eclipse it's not particularly evident, because the brightness of the rest Moon outshines the dull red glow, but now, and for the next hour or so, it'll be bathed in red light filtered by us.

 

[daan]

Some sort of does - that's why it's red and not black. The Sun's light is filtered and refracted by the Earth's atmosphere. During the start and finish of the eclipse it's not particularly evident, because the brightness of the rest Moon outshines the dull red glow, but now, and for the next hour or so, it'll be bathed in red light filtered by us.

Yeah, I know that, but basically it's because...

the earth is between the sun and the moon, so no light from the sun is hitting the moon.

 

[Jondot]

It looks more pink at the moment, to be honest. Maybe I missed some of it. Oh well, I've been videoing it so I'll examine the footage later.

 

[Danny]

I think it's looking pale yellow...

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Yeah. This is the one time 10x optical zoom just isn't enough.

agreed but you gotta love 19mb file formats
done with no tripod

you can see the outline on this one

 

[Famine]

Bugger.

I could do with the camera attachment for my telescope.



And my telescope to be here.

 

[daan]

I've done nothing to these but cropped them.







Need more zoom...