Where are you watching the Lunar moon

RowenaBCAMC
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edited July 2018 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Tonight we are set to see the century's longest 'blood moon'. Will you be watching it and if so where from; home, a UK Campsite or overseas? 

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment

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  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited July 2018 #2

    Hoping to watch from home,  had some good views of the moon this week, so hope it's clear tonight to see.

  • brue
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    edited July 2018 #3

    If it's visible the eclipse will have started before we see it and low in the SE sky, we've now got a cloudy sky so looks as though we'll miss it. Luckily I've seen it before, had a good view late at night when it was high in the sky. Worth seeing if you get the chance.  Our view would normally be seen as it rises over a local hill, a great sight, like a dark red harvest moon.  Look out for Mars too, it's the closest to earth we'll see for awhile, so two red objects on view. smile

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2018 #4

    Hope to be able to see it when we get home from our favourite Italian restaurant tonight (yes, Mrs M, I remembered our anniversary) but I'm not going to forego my tiramasu just on the off chance! wink

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited July 2018 #5

    My OH would dearly love to see this but whether it's possible is another matter.

  • Bakers2
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    edited July 2018 #6

    Hopefully our garden, we've had lovely clear views the last few nights. I'll accept not seeing it providing it's raining 😉. Just had heavy shower with thundered lightening,  don't last long and now thick cloud and sultry.

  • Chrystal
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    edited July 2018 #7

    From our garden, favourite place during July and August.

    Had two nights of brilliant moon , hope it s not cloudy tonight.

  • lornalou1
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    edited July 2018 #8

    Why would you REMOVE a comment as " not interested".

    moderator please explain.

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    If you have an issue regarding the moderator's action, you are asked to take it up with the Community Manager and not challenge it on the open forum as this is against our T&Cs.

    Thank you.

  • Metheven
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    edited July 2018 #9

    Very interested, unfortunately it came a day too late and the weather at home put paid to that frownEven got the telescope dusted down and set up cool

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2018 #10

     

    "Why would you REMOVE a comment as " not interested".

     

     

    Why would you post the comment "not interested" Ll?  undecided

    If I'm not interested in a thread - and it happens quite often in some sections of CT - I just ignore it. I don't feel the need to let everyone know!  wink

  • Kennine
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    edited July 2018 #11

    We had heavy cloud last night, so the Blood Moon was unfortunately not able to be seen. frown

    K

  • Oneputt
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    edited July 2018 #12

    We've had weeks of clear skies and I have been able to count Jupiters moons just about nightly

    But......

    Last night from our beach and cliffs, nothing as an hour before moon-rise thick cloud cover came over, wind got up and we had an electrical storm.  Tried again when we got home but rain had started. 

    Brother in Germany had good views and said that both Mars and Saturn were also spectacular.

  • LeTouriste
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    edited July 2018 #13

    We are on home ground at the moment.  Been having some wonderfully clear skies, but cloudy overcast has scuppered this event.

  • lornalou1
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    edited July 2018 #14

    because it's a forum, thats what people do. when asked a question you answer it. if your asked about a certain caravan/motorhome but don't know about them people still give their opinions. be a boring forum if everyone ignored all the posts. It looks like others were not interested as posts removed.

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2018 #15

    And how many other threads that you're "not interested" in have you replied "not interested".

    BTW - the other posts removed were I recall, in answer to your original comment, not expressing lack of interest in the topic!

  • LeTouriste
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    edited July 2018 #16

    When I read a few posts saying, "Content has been removed", yet still identifying the posters, I had thought that removal was because of inappropriate dialogue - e.g., abusive comments, bad language, etc.  I think we are all aware of the chances of offensive posts being entered. So surely removal of the whole post, including the posters' identity, would be far better than causing misunderstandings such as had occurred to me, thus avoiding the possibility of innocent posters being regarded in a bad light.

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2018 #17

    A very good point, LT - and some, of course, are removed by the posters themselves, very often because of the dreaded "double post syndrome"!

  • redface
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    edited July 2018 #18

    Oh dear!

    Fell asleep last night just waiting for the clouds to clear.

  • jennyc
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    edited July 2018 #19

    Sadly, after weeks of clear sky’s, nature decided to demonstrate its less benign side with electrical storms, torrential rain and inpenitrable cloud cover. So we couldn’t see the phenomena. By way of consolation, the storm cleared the air and left us cooler.

  • robsail
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    edited July 2018 #20

    I sat and made a telescope from  a kit with my son to watch the event, the elements had other ideas. The heavens clouded and the rain tipped down on the site in Northumberland and no chance to use the telescope!

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