If you're prowling around outside tonight....

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...  and there is a full moon visible, you should be able to see a "grazing" lunar eclipse. Between about 10.30pm and 3am. I think I'll stay tucked up in bed in this weather though!

[#2]

I might watch out for that cheers  

[#3]

@nozzer  I assume it's the same as this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grazing_lunar_occultation  I must say I'd never heard of this phenomenon although it must happen relatively frequently. It looks like it'll be cloudy here so I shall have to wait for next time.

[#4]

@Jonpe

Technically it's a penumbral eclipse...  the moon is going into the fuzzy shadow either side of the main umbral shadow, so it won't go dark in a crescent, it'll just look a bit strange. Or so I'm told!

[#5]

You won`t catch me "mooning" tonight.... ! 

(or any other night.... come to think of it .... ! )  

[#6]

Peak District:- Cloudy at 21:00 and starting to snow

[#7]

Sky clear as a bell here in west Wales and that moon amazingly bright. 

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@nozzer wrote:

@Jonpe

..... so it won't go dark in a crescent, it'll just look a bit strange. Or so I'm told!

Will we see it if we live in a cul-de-sac? 

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@MKSlinky

@MKSlinky wrote:

@nozzer wrote:

@Jonpe

..... so it won't go dark in a crescent,

Will we see it if we live in a cul-de-sac? 

Not unless you cut some holes in it...... 

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Re-instated original message

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@MKSlinky

@MKSlinky wrote:

@nozzer wrote:

@Jonpe

..... so it won't go dark in a crescent,

Will we see it if we live in a cul-de-sac? 

Not unless you cut some holes in it...... 

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Re-instated original message

[#11]

Did anyone manage to stay up long enough to see it?

[#12]

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@shutter wrote:

Not unless you cut some holes in it...... 

Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Full quote of preceding post removed as per Forum rules.

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Erm..... a bit over zealous there. @Mav...  Was not the Full quote ... and it had also been modified...  

EDIT EDIT EDIT..... @Mav has re-instated the orignal.    Thanks Mav !

[#13]

This was how it looked...   and I didn't know that a full moon in Feb is called a Snow Moon..

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@shutter

Apologies, I kept looking at it but couldn't see the difference (wood for trees):embarrassed:

I have re-instated the message as you intended it.

[#15]

Ah it's very pretty, looks like a blood moon. Are those flying things birds or bats? I'm guessing bats unless they're birds with night vision specs.

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@nozzer

That's unfair, tempting the rest of us to get up at that time and staying in bed yourself.

Thanks for the photo, I didn't get up either.