UK viewing of lunar eclipse.?

Question

Hello;

firstly I'm a layman so please don't post any calendars of timetables they mess with my head.

I'd just like to know at what time I should try and see this eclipse from the north of england.

The sites I've looked at say London should see it beginning at about 8:11bst and glasgow about 8:40 and that maximum eclipse should be around 10pm.

Any takers, please only informed answers.

Thankyou,

Ape.

Answer 1

The timings of the eclipse are the same for any observer. The Earth's shadow is falling on the Moon, so anyone who can see the Moon can see the same thing happening. The only thing that affects what you can see is the time of moonrise.

The partial phase of the eclipse starts at 8:36 p.m. BST but the Moon will still be low in the east, having risen at 8:24 p.m. (that's the time for Manchester - other places may vary by a few minutes. 8:11 is the time of moonrise for London, 8:40 is moonrise in Glasgow). If you get a clear view of the horizon, you should see it come up with some slight shading on its lower left side. The maximum partial eclipse occurs at 10:10 p.m. when the lower 80% of the Moon's face will be in shadow, so it will look like a strange upside-down crescent. The partial phase ends at 11:45 p.m. but some slight penumbral shadow will persist until around midnight when the Full Moon will resume its normal appearance.