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 

[TallTrees]

Blood Moon tonight. Lunar eclipse 

This total lunar eclipse takes place overnight on Sept. 7-8. 2025. From regions on the night side of Earth, the moon will display shades of copper, orange, pink and/or red for 82 minutes. The exact color will depend on atmospheric conditions, with dust, clouds and the smoke from wildfires all affecting it.

If you look up to the sky on Sunday, you might just see a rare celestial event - a total lunar eclipse.

The phenomenon occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon align perfectly with one another in a straight line.

 

As the moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow - known as the umbra - it causes it to turn a deep, dark red colour, creating what is known as a blood moon.

Lunar eclipses are not always 'total' and for UK observers, a total eclipse hasn't been visible since 2022, and won't occur again until August 2026.

Here is everything you need to know in order to catch a glimpse this weekend.

 

When is the blood moon?

The eclipse will begin while the moon is still below the UK's horizon.

This means that as it rises, it will already be in total eclipse. The Royal Observatory says the best time to see the blood moon is 7.33pm on Sunday.

@Cleoriff  @jonsie @pgn @Mi-Amigo @Oxonian @gmarkj @

[Cleoriff]

Thanks for the reminder @TallTrees, Currently our sky is clear and I hope it stays like that. 

I have seen a Blood Moon before and it's really magnificent. 

[pgn]

Having just sat through 40mins of solid rain, accompanied by some rolling rumbles of thunder, probably safe to say our view of the blood moon at 7:33 is likely to be totally obscured by cloud. Meh!

[TallTrees]

Ah, snap @pgn 

However sun out presently 🤔

So hopeful

[TallTrees]

Stair rods and ⛈️ thunder 

Sun out so hopefully 😄

[Cleoriff]

Sun is still out and 22c. Clear blue skies for me so fingers crossed

[TallTrees]

Sun still out here too @Cleoriff 

Beautiful evening warm and just returned from a woodland walk.  19°C  so phone says.    🤞for this evening moon watch.

Hope it has improved for you @pgn 

Are you going to be able to watch @jonsie 

[Cleoriff]

Sadly it clouded over here after sun and then rain. No sign of any moon at all.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks for notification @TallTrees and info.

Sadly too cloudy here to see the Blood Moon last night 

[TallTrees]

Yes it has been changeable @Mi-Amigo 

Apparently it was spectacular.