"Than suddenly at 10:43, just when you think the Moon is about to disappear, its colour changes to a deep orange. The shade of this colour varies depending on the amount of dust in the Earth's atmosphere as it's caused by the refracted rays of red light passing through our atmosphere and bathing the Moon in a red colour. The main contributor to the deepness of red is the amount of volcanic ash in the upper atmosphere. "At this point, if you look around the Moon, the stars that were drowned out by the glare of the full Moon will suddenly appear. Saturn will stand proud, about 10 degrees to the right, and the feet of Leo will dangle around the deep honey Moon. "Then the whole process will be reversed from midnight as the Moon slips out of the grip of the Earth's shadow." With fingers crossed that we'll slip out of the grip of the Great British uni-cloud than the playing fields at Lacock is the place to head if you don't want to miss a thing. A large variety of instruments will be on hand to peer through and sky gazers will also get the chance to get up close and personal with a few other planets, stars and constellations... And if you don't know your nebula from your navel, astronomers from the Wiltshire Astronomical Society will all be on hand to point you in the right direction. The Wiltshire Astronomical Society will be viewing the Total Lunar Eclipse from the Playing Fields in Lacock from 8:30pm on Saturday 3rd March, 2007. All non-members are welcome. | |||||||||
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