A Christmas Star

[Anonymous]

On the Dec 21st you might get to see one.

I get quite excited about stuff like this, and being the first time in a long(lol) time I'm hoping for clear skies!

Read HERE 

[Cleoriff]

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@TallTrees wrote:

Hi @Cleoriff 

True.  We'll probably see it without trying much, my style of moon watching 😂

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Not sure I'll see it at the time stated @TallTrees? It says 12.26am on the pic you posted. No doubt I'll be in bed by then. 😴 😂

[TallTrees]

Ah well that is an issue @Cleoriff   after a full day in this garden I usually cook the evening meal 😴

[Cleoriff]

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@TallTrees wrote:

Ah well that is an issue @Cleoriff   after a full day in this garden I usually cook the evening meal 😴

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Just eating mine now @TallTrees 😋

[Cleoriff]

@TallTrees 

Talking about the Sturgeon Blue Moon of last night, as expected, I was in bed.

However, I always sleep with curtains slightly open and woke up at 2am to see a very weird full moon just 'hanging' in the sky. No evidence of blue at that time but saw what was left of it. 😉

[jonsie]

+I saw the moon last night at 1.00am

It was full and more red than blue....

[TallTrees]

Well done @Cleoriff 

As predicted I was asleep 😴 

I awoke to a bright red sun in the East (thankfully in the East otherwise 😱)

Article about red sun rise 

• 18 August 2024

Smoke from wildfires across the Atlantic has brought spectacular vivid colours to sunsets and sunrises across the UK this weekend.

[TallTrees]

Maybe something to do with this article @jonsie  

• 18 August 2024

Smoke from wildfires across the Atlantic has brought spectacular vivid colours to sunsets and sunrises across the UK this weekend.

[jonsie]

Reading that @TallTrees it is very probable that was the reason

I spend a lot of time looking at the night sky with my frequent trips to the front door for a smoke

[TallTrees]

Ah you've found one good reason for a 🚬   ...moon watching 👀 🌙 

@jonsie 

[TallTrees]

STURGEON SUPER BLUE MOON 

found the confirmed answer as we thought..

@jonsie @Cleoriff 

Red - not blue - full supermoon

Despite being called a blue moon, the moon doesn't actually turn blue.

But, it did turn red on Sunday night because of North American wildfire smoke sitting in the atmosphere above the UK.

Smoke particles mean that light passing through the atmosphere is scattered in such a way that the orange and red colours of the spectrum are more visible than usual.

The smoke also meant skies were hazy and had an orange tinge over the weekend with an impressive sunset on Sunday night.

Smoke particles will start to clear on Monday as cloud and rain moves in from the west.