It was certainly worth setting the alarm and spending an hour with my camera in the garden. An incredible sight.
I'd woken just over an hour earlier - at the time the lunar eclipse was due to start, and the moon was still just a brilliant, bright white glow. Heading into the garden an hour later, the orange glow of the moon was eerie yet fascinating.
Getting the camera focused was difficult, with the moon so dark (and probably not helped by the tungsten streetlight behind us - although that did replicate a similar orange glow for the garden and houses, to match the blood red moon).
Not until 2033 will we see another lunar eclipse at the same time that the moon is at it's closest point to earth, in orbit. Put it in your diary - it's certainly worth getting up for. Although be prepared for the inquisitive, bleary eyed looks from the neighbours...
I'd woken just over an hour earlier - at the time the lunar eclipse was due to start, and the moon was still just a brilliant, bright white glow. Heading into the garden an hour later, the orange glow of the moon was eerie yet fascinating.
Getting the camera focused was difficult, with the moon so dark (and probably not helped by the tungsten streetlight behind us - although that did replicate a similar orange glow for the garden and houses, to match the blood red moon).
Not until 2033 will we see another lunar eclipse at the same time that the moon is at it's closest point to earth, in orbit. Put it in your diary - it's certainly worth getting up for. Although be prepared for the inquisitive, bleary eyed looks from the neighbours...
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