Total lunar eclipse at moonrise: 27th July

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If we have clear skies to our eastern horizon on the evening of the 27th July, we should able to see a total lunar eclipse moonrise. The total eclipse phase ends at around 10.13pm, partial phase at 11.19pm and the penumbral phase at 12.18am.

The further south and east you are, the greater the length of time you will witness the total phase as the moonrise earlier and the greater the altitude of the moon will be just before the total phase ends. 

For instance, moonrise at Dover is at 8.41pm and the moon is close to ten degrees above the horizon just as the total eclipse ends. 

From Londonderry, moonrise is at 9.34pm and the moon is just under 4 degrees above the horizon as the the total eclipse ends.

Visibility of the eclipse is just not dependent on clear skies but also the clarity of the atmosphere. A lot of pollution, aerosols etc could make the eclipse very dark. 

Lets hope for clear skies that evening. 

 

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Apparently the eclipse coincides with the moon being at its smallest for 2008, a so called "micromoon" 

So if you think "supermoon" is bad enough, we have got "micromoon" that will catch on 

Mars will be rising with the moon as well but below it. 

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This Friday but will there be clear skies for the eastern horizon?

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Looking forward to this as should have good clear conditions and it's on a Friday night ☺

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