Blood Supermoon – 2015

meljtaylor

Did you get up to watch the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse?  It started in the UK on Monday night at around 1:10 am BST…

Digital Photographer_0146Having enjoyed watching the Supermoon rise as per my previous blog post I decided that I would set the alarm and get myself out of bed to watch see at least the blood moon… which takes its name from the reddish hue the moon takes as Earth’s shadow passes over it. so at 3.10 am I got up… I have to say that I was a little disappointed as to the naked eye it look more like a muddy moon.

Now as you know, Dogs, Horses and People are what I normally photograph so the moon was challenge… I have to say its a lot easier when its glowing white!

So I had a go and I am reasonably happy with my results.

Digital Photographer_0145Digital Photographer_0147Digital Photographer_0143The one above is my favorite.

I waited a little longer to see the what would happen as it came out of the Eclipse and took a couple of shots before I decided to go back in to get some sleep and try and warm up!

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If you missed it. Here are some of the next best astronomical events visible from the UK with the naked eye, as per the Telegraph on line… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/11895052/Supermoon-lunar-eclipse-2015-Amazing-pictures-of-once-in-a-generation-event-live.html

October 21: Orionid meteor showerSome shooting stars associated with the shower are expected to be visible each night from October 16-30. At its peak the maximum rate of visible meteors could reach 25 per hour
November 18: Leonid meteor showerSome shooting stars are expected to be visible from November 15-20. Maximum rate of visible meteors from a dark location could reach 20 per hour
December 14: Geminid meteor showerWidely considered to be the best meteor shower of all, it will reach peak activity on this night. Maximum rate of meteors expected to be visible is around 100 per hour
January 3, 2016: Quadrantid meteor showerIn 2016 the shower peaks on the night of the 3 January and morning of the 4 January. Maximum rate of visible meteors is expected to be around 80 per hour
May 9, 2016: Mercury in transitMercury will move directly between the Earth and the Sun – an event which only occurs once every few years. Best viewed from North America, the eastern Pacific, New Zealand or south-eastern Australia, and parts of Europe, Asia and Africa

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