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A thread for all things Astronomical as the title says
Just an early mention of the upcoming lunar eclipse coming up on Friday the 27th of July, the Moon will actually rise eclipsed in the UK, this will be the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century so far with maximum reached at around 9:21pm. The Moon rising at around 9pm it should be quite a sight!
I got up at 03:15 this morning, looked South and there it was, as red and as clear as anything. I tried looking through binoculars but I was too tired to keep my hands still.
The South Sky is great for me, sweeping views from the East to the West which is handy for the ISS...
Exciting news...maybe....I have never seen a decent meteor shower in this Country but the Perseid meteor show happens on the night of the 11th and 12th of August, I am actually in Canada at that time so will try and catch it out there, details in the link below...