Lunar Eclipse new yrs eve

Sykk · 28-12-2009 11:21pm #1

So who's gonna be watching new years eve?

Should we be using Lunar/Solar filters?

Link

-Nigel

calchas · 30-12-2009 7:09pm

No requirement for solar filters.

As for lunar filters this is the same as a full moon viewing.

The eclipse will be very hard to detect as the umbra of the earths shadow only just grazes the edge of the moon. You may be able to detect the shadow at higher power along the right part of the moons disk.

Good luck, but dn't expect the usual show that comes with a full lunar eclipse. We have a year to wait for that.

Clear skies
Calchas

P.S. I'm travelling and will miss it any way

lord lucan · 31-12-2009 3:07pm

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-years-eve-lunar-eclipse-a-first-in-350-years-1994738.html

calchas · 31-12-2009 4:10pm

I strongly doubt that it will be as spectaular as that article tries to make out, but we will see what people report. The clouration of the moon only really happens for full eclipse, which is well worth seeing.

PFJSplitter · 31-12-2009 4:20pm

Not visible from my location, but it won't hurt to go out and get 'mooned' on the eve of Twenty-10.

Ostrom · 31-12-2009 6:16pm

Nice and clear, would prefer moon-free skies to take advantage of the calm conditions though....

mukki · 31-12-2009 6:23pm

this is why i love boards

you would only hear about this stuff after it happens in the real world

mike65 · 31-12-2009 6:29pm

Very clear now and fupping cold, I have my binoculars at the ready I'll wear gloves or they stick to me.

Beeker · 31-12-2009 6:35pm

mike65 wrote: »

Very clear now and fupping cold, I have my binoculars at the ready I'll wear gloves or they stick to me.

Hi Mike, you can't be far from me! I'm at work but have a great view out the window of the moon right now!

francosp · 31-12-2009 6:58pm

What time does this happen at ?

Kazooie · 31-12-2009 6:59pm

It's starting, can see the corner of it now.

mike65 · 31-12-2009 7:00pm

From about now...it'll be at its maximum at 20 past.

Stargate · 31-12-2009 7:02pm

mike65 wrote: »

Very clear now and fupping cold, I have my binoculars at the ready I'll wear gloves or they stick to me.

Happy New Year mike

Sticky fingers eh?

Calibos · 31-12-2009 7:05pm

Really suprised by this one. Was it not supposed to be an even more partial one tonight? The last one was imperceptible but this one is plain as day so to speak. Bottom right ' corner'

Massive Muscles · 31-12-2009 7:06pm

Why are RTE directly promoting this private enterprise, astronomy.ie, as if they are the only source of info on this event? You have to navigate around donations following their link.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1230/eclipse.html

refusetolose · 31-12-2009 7:09pm

nice rusty coloured ring around it at the moment,very nice

mike65 · 31-12-2009 7:10pm

Astronomy Ireland are the default RTE partner for these things. Site had crashed when I checked

fryup · 31-12-2009 7:15pm

is the moon that bit closer to earth this time of year??

it looks a wee bit bigger than usual

Calibos · 31-12-2009 7:16pm

Massive Muscles wrote: »

Why are RTE directly promoting this private enterprise, astronomy.ie, as if they are the only source of info on this event? You have to navigate around donations following their link.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1230/eclipse.html

LOL. We have a thread here for venting about that!

Massive Muscles · 31-12-2009 7:17pm

fryup wrote: »

is the moon that bit closer to earth this time of year??

it looks a wee bit bigger than usual

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion

Beeker · 31-12-2009 7:21pm

Great view now here in Waterford.

mike65 · 31-12-2009 7:23pm

The moon does get bigger/smaller cos its not fixed in its orbit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_perigee_apogee.png

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/pacalc.html

shinny · 31-12-2009 7:31pm

Had a great view here in Co Wicklow too!

deRanged · 31-12-2009 7:33pm

East Cork:

31-12-2009 7:35pm

Ive just been outside with my daughter taking pics. its a beautiful sight.:D

GhostInTheRuins · 31-12-2009 7:36pm

Grand night for it here, not a cloud in sight.

John mac · 31-12-2009 7:38pm

what did you use for that photo? great shot.

GhostInTheRuins · 31-12-2009 7:40pm

John mac wrote: »

what did you use for that photo? great shot.

Cheers John.

Was using a Nikon D90 with a cheapo sigma 70-300mm lense.

ednwireland · 31-12-2009 7:44pm

just at the in laws brought the spotting scope for a close up. Great view

susanne lacey · 31-12-2009 7:57pm

Great Eclipse! Just looking at it now!! Wouldn't have known only for the posts!

Das Kitty · 31-12-2009 7:57pm

G-g-g-galway

Beeker · 31-12-2009 8:01pm

Great shot Das Kitty!:)

carchaeologist · 31-12-2009 8:05pm

You couldnt get a better night to see it!Unreal out there it is!
Moon is extremely bright too.

susanne lacey · 31-12-2009 8:12pm

Great pic of the moon...! couldn't get better visibility!!!! After all the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse books we've been reading over XmaS, this is a nice treat!

gman2k · 31-12-2009 8:38pm

Absolute Zero · 31-12-2009 8:47pm

excuse me for my poor astronomy but i thought the moon would be completly covered, its fully viewable now

telecaster · 31-12-2009 8:49pm

I feel ever so slightly mortified putting up this pic after the exhibition standard stuff earlier in the thread.

Nevertheless I got a Neximage Imager thingy as a Christmas Present and this is the fruit of my first blurry experiment using a beginner scope.

lord lucan · 31-12-2009 8:56pm

Grand view here in west dublin,nice clear skies earlier. Fair play for the great pics lads and lassies,great stuff.:)

Beeker · 31-12-2009 8:57pm

Absolute Zero wrote: »

excuse me for my poor astronomy but i thought the moon would be completly covered, its fully viewable now

This was just a partial eclipse, meaning that the Moon passed through a small part of the Earths shadow.:)

vulcan57 · 31-12-2009 8:59pm

Got this one myself tonight in Galway. Heavy lens on a very cheap flimsy tripod I'm afraid, will have to invest in something better. Anyone know when the next total lunar eclipse will be?

John mac · 31-12-2009 9:25pm

I think there is one in the pacific this year, Easter island is the place to be

( or was that a solar eclipse?)

Figured out why my pics were crap. had the apeture and shutter speed set wrong .:mad:

now i'm getting great pics, !

ah well next time.

,

calchas · 31-12-2009 9:43pm

Great pics folks

clouded out in Sussex.

This is only a partial eclipse next full ecclipse is at the end of 2010.

Happy new year to all.

carchaeologist · 31-12-2009 10:16pm

Whats the story with the blue moon people are on about?Probably a very ignorant question to ye astrononmy people?:D

Buttony · 31-12-2009 10:17pm

Hi,

I wasn't set up in time for taking pictures. This is about the best I got.

deRanged · 31-12-2009 10:26pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Whats the story with the blue moon people are on about

it's just the second full moon in the month.

Dublin_Gunner · 31-12-2009 10:47pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Whats the story with the blue moon people are on about?Probably a very ignorant question to ye astrononmy people?:D

Ever hear of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'?

Its only what the 13th full moon in a year is called.

Happens once every 2/3 years (due to lunar / solar year cycles - most years have 12 full moons).

Oh, and its not actually 'blue'.

Sykk · 01-01-2010 1:49am

Light covered everything, no shadows for craters! Was amazing coming up moreso than the penumbral eclipse itself. Huuuge moon. I enjoyed it.

PS: Happy new year everyone!

gman2k · 01-01-2010 1:39pm

John mac wrote: »

I think there is one in the pacific this year, Easter island is the place to be

( or was that a solar eclipse?)

Figured out why my pics were crap. had the apeture and shutter speed set wrong .:mad:

now i'm getting great pics, !

ah well next time.

,

Set your camera on Shutter Priority, then aperture is taken care of! You still may need to bracket your shot to get exposure right however...

NoQuarter · 01-01-2010 7:10pm

John mac wrote: »

I think there is one in the pacific this year, Easter island is the place to be

( or was that a solar eclipse?)

,

Theres a solar eclips in july in parts of the pacific, right when ill be backpacking around french polynesia! woohoo!

Iridium · 01-01-2010 8:10pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Ever hear of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'?

Its only what the 13th full moon in a year is called.

Happens once every 2/3 years (due to lunar / solar year cycles - most years have 12 full moons).

Oh, and its not actually 'blue'.

That's actually a myth - one of these things that people keep repeating until most people believe it to be true.

Sky & Telescope Magazine inaccurately said that this was the meaning of a blue moon back in the 1940's, and this definition stuck around. A blue moon is when the moon literally does appear blue, due to atmospheric refraction caused by a lot of dust in the atmosphere, such as after the Krakatoa eruption in 1883. Something that is very very rare indeed, hence the saying "Once in a blue moon".

SaganScience · 02-01-2010 4:24pm

I was watching the blue moon/partial eclipse on new year's eve and then went to investigate when the next full moon would be. According to several sources it will be Jan 30th 2010.
But on Jan 1st (Friday) I noticed a full moon.

Am I imagining things or is there an explanation??

Lunar Eclipse new yrs eve

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