Moon viewed from Suffolk, England 01 March 2006

Hi All,
I've tried googling for info on this to no avail. Perhaps someone here can
help me. Sorry for using non technical terms, here's my question...

Last night at 19:20Z near Ipswich UK, the moon was obscured by what looked
like an eclipse. The shadow was very defined and slowly rolled over the moon
from left to right. The moon never appeared again, possibly due to high
cloud forming during the "eclipse".

Can anyone confirm that this was an eclipse as I can't find any record of
one for that date/time/location on the net.

Thanks,
FNG

Are you sure it was not a cloud? The next eclipse is on March 13/14.

Hi Shriramana,
I thought that at first, but it was a very well defined arc, even through
binoculars. Perhaps it was just dense cloud after all.

Cheers,
FNG


"Shriramana Sharma" wrote in message
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Are you sure it was not a cloud? The next eclipse is on March 13/14.

"FNG" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I've tried googling for info on this to no avail. Perhaps someone here
can help me. Sorry for using non technical terms, here's my question...

Last night at 19:20Z near Ipswich UK, the moon was obscured by what
looked like an eclipse. The shadow was very defined and slowly rolled
over the moon from left to right. The moon never appeared again,
possibly due to high cloud forming during the "eclipse".

Can anyone confirm that this was an eclipse as I can't find any record
of one for that date/time/location on the net.

Thanks,
FNG
The Moon then, should only be showing the thinnest cresent. Less than 5%.
The question was what you saw initially. The suspicion is that it was
cloud at first that was 'spreading' the crescent, and moved away.

Best Wishes

Thanks Roger, that makes sense. I think that probably is what it was.

Cheers,
FNG

"Roger Hamlett" wrote in message
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The Moon then, should only be showing the thinnest cresent. Less than 5%.
The question was what you saw initially. The suspicion is that it was
cloud at first that was 'spreading' the crescent, and moved away.

Best Wishes

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:30:25 +0000 (UTC), "FNG" wrote:

Hi All,
I've tried googling for info on this to no avail. Perhaps someone here can
help me. Sorry for using non technical terms, here's my question...

Last night at 19:20Z near Ipswich UK, the moon was obscured by what looked
like an eclipse. The shadow was very defined and slowly rolled over the moon
from left to right. The moon never appeared again, possibly due to high
cloud forming during the "eclipse".

Can anyone confirm that this was an eclipse as I can't find any record of
one for that date/time/location on the net.

Google for "lunar eclipse"+calendar.

Lunar eclipses occur only during full moons. On 2 March, the moon was
just past new. What you saw was probably the early crescent being
obscured by clouds.


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