Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 01:12 BST until 06:22 BST

[Merlin5]

i cba to look out the window, im on the live stream

http://www.space.com/19195-night-sky-planets-asteroids-webcasts.html

I'm watching that too. But I will go outside when it really starts to change. Means getting out of bed and putting clothes on, or, running outside naked.
Ah sod it, who needs clothes

 

[Twirlywoos]

thats in GMT so itl be an hour later, ive edited the times on it now

this is going to sound silly but if it's a total eclipse how will we see the moon change colour or will we only see the areas not shadowed

 

[Limpnoodle]

i cba to look out the window, im on the live stream

http://www.space.com/19195-night-sky-planets-asteroids-webcasts.html

Think we killed that stream

 

[Elixir]

this is going to sound silly but if it's a total eclipse how will we see the moon change colour or will we only see the areas not shadowed

The light from the Sun refracts around the Earth, which means it still gets illuminated and leads to the red hue.

 

[robfosters]

Have I missed it? Just looked and the moon has got a chunk out of it but is still moon coloured. I'm not the most astronomical fellow as you can tell.

 

[dunker]

atmospheric distortion. what gets me is knowing the size and distance of the Sun which kinda matches the size we see the Moon, wanna see how big the Sun appears to us is, look at the Moon. damn you light speed!

 

[Rroff]

Have I missed it? Just looked and the moon has got a chunk out of it but is still moon coloured. I'm not the most astronomical fellow as you can tell.

Nah about an hour from the peak IIRC.

The peak is 02:47:07 UTC - we are currently at 01:33 UTC.

 

[Twirlywoos]

The light from the Sun refracts around the Earth, which means it still gets illuminated and leads to the red hue.

thought it would be something like that. thanks

 

[cainer]

Think we killed that stream

seems to work better at 270p

 

[413x]

Nice, I can see it out my window without getting out of bed.
I don't have my 300mm lens so no point trying for a pic with 100mm

So nap for an hour, have a look, then back to bed!

 

[robfosters]

Keep us informed as I'm in bed and have to go to another room to see it.

 

[dunker]

wow looks like a good third top-left in shadow now.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Clouds need to do one!

 

[cainer]

 

[Limpnoodle]

seems to work better at 270p

cool its working now thanks

 

[cainer]

might have to pop round the McDrive-through to help me stay awake

 

[robfosters]

might have to pop round the McDrive-through to help me stay awake

Big Mac meal and an apple pie please.

 

[dunker]

anything you can to stay awake don't miss this, you'll catch up if you need to.

 

[xs2man]

Boooooo. Too many clouds here. Might go to bed soon...

 

[Twirlywoos]

what is the guy in the stream talking about? It keeps chopping up and I heard planet on a collision course