Lunar Eclipse

[fairyfly]

DON'T miss tonight's total lunar eclipse. As long as clouds don't get in the way, we should be in for a dramatic show. Look to the east, low near the horizon, at moonrise, around 8.30pm. The full moon will already be starting to darken in the earth's 'penumbra', that's the lighter shadow which precedes the full eclipse. Later, the deeper shadow of the earth's 'umbra' will gradually move over the surface of the moon until the eclipse is 'exact', that's the moment of total eclipse, at 9.33pm. Over the next 45 minutes the moon will slowly return to fullness.

I have learnt a new word today
penumbra

and I liked it so much I bought the company
(oh no that was remington)

Hope someone has fine weather to see. Cloudy here

Thanks fairyfly

Who is Penumbra?

papillon

Wow you know a lot about the skys at night fairyfly.

Paps is that you oh cheeky spirit????

Yes, it was me Melsy.. but being the fickle cheeky spirit that I am - decided Penumbra sounded abit stuck up... so have reconverted

LOL you penumbra you

errrr no i don't, i cut and pasted it, its Johnathan Cainer

well it sounded good!!

i knew it was u paps

i'll have my digi cam at the ready tonight then, thanks fairyfly x

Well i did consider lying, but i think plagiarism on my course is enough

I used to visit Jonathan Cainers site quite abit... I like his info of the day things.

maybe I should go and sit in the corner of the 4th insight now... naughty papillon

I am naked and painted my nipples blue for the eclipse

haven´t heard of that ritual before?
did Jonathan Cainer tell you to do that or are those your own words

Just feel like it

tonites lunar

ff....nipples should be red not blue btw

Thanks for the advice Penumbrapapillion, i'll do one of each

would normally have joined in but dd does not colouring on her nipples

Can anyone actually see it? We have clear skies in Norwich but can't see a thing!!

Oooh! Spoke too soon, can see it now. Red crescent.