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 I stole a few minutes to go outside and freeze my butt!! Took this picture about an hour ago - of the moon above my house .... it is exactly one day short of full moon. You can see the shadowy area on the 'limb' at the left hand side ... which the Sunlight isn't quite reaching just yet. Tomorrow at this time, well, about 3am Thursday morning, to be precise, but it will feel like Wednesday night ... our moon, which we call "The Moon" will be at full phase. This means that the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in roughly a straight line - it happens once a month. Now the Earth's shadow reaches out into space ... a cone of darkness which Sunlight cannot reach, because the Earth is in the way! So why doesn't the Moon go dark every time it's full?! The reason is that usually the lining up isn't exact ... the Moon slips by, either just to the North, or just to the South of the Earth's shadow. But about 3am Thursday morning, the lining up will be pretty much exact, and the Moon WILL go dark. It's a Total Eclipse of the Moon. These events are not incredibly rare, because the Earth's shadow is big ... but they are worth seeing, once in a while. The moon usually goes a dark blood red, because it is 'seeing' light scattered around the edge of the Earth ... if you were standing on the Moon at this time you would see a ring of 'sunsets' and 'sunrises' around the Earth - it would be, for someone on the Moon, a total eclipse of the Sun - by the Earth.

But for us, it is quite a pretty sight ... and I remember, at the last one I saw, how beautifully clear the stars were, around the totally eclipsed, dark moon. It's always slightly different ... so if you are around and awake, and your skies are clear .. ... take a look! I will be at Sir Patrick's - and hope to secure a nice picture ... to show you tomorrow ... but of course it will be (like everything!) in the Lap of the Gods!

Cheers
Bri

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