Total Lunar Eclipse Saturday 4th April

4 April 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse
This Total Lunar Eclipse or "Blood Moon", is on April 4, 2015 and will be visible in most of North America, South America, Asia and parts of Australia. The Moon will be totally eclipsed (totality) for about 5 minutes. From beginning to end, it will last for 3 hours and 29 mins. This is the third eclipse in the 2014–2015 tetrad.

 

Go to link to find the times for your state


http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-april-4

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Thanks for that Viv

Started to look forward to it but when I double checked the weather forecast ... I think we will be under cloud cover ... keep the fingers crossed they got the rain wrong.

Thanks Viv. I missed the last one because of cloud cover so hope to see this one.

Yes missed it too because of cloud cover.  Hoping this time it's better but I doubt it.

10.30 PM for SA

Gee Viv , you are using words I have never heard of "tetrad" - had to google.

Tetrad, a group of four haploid and immature pollen grains in tetrahedral fashion produced by meiotic microsporogenesis.

mmm that does not sound right - look further. Ah here tis:

Tetrad (astronomy), an occurrence of 4 total lunar eclipses in a row with intervals of 6 lunations (semester).

I spose I could look up lunations , but ...  :)

Ha Ha Gerry I didnt know what the article meant either except that a Lunar Eclipse was this week-end.

Really looking forward to this ....the weather in Perth 29 degrees with hardly any cloud. Going to Rotto with Micha and the gang...should be a really nice view.

Something else to "look forward to" :)

Like so many others, sure hope the weather allows us to enjoy it.

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