Ringerike Leaf – People had to wait several hours for the lunar eclipse

In advance, it was announced that the total eclipse should begin at 21:30 and last until 23.13 and that the moon would probably have a nice red color.

– The Friday eclipse will be a particularly impressive sight, because of the duration, and because the moon is low over the horizon, Anne Mette Sannes, promoted scientific mediator, who with the astrophysicist Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard runs the site astroevents.no

Rare

It turned out that the waiting time was probably a little longer than expected moped around, with and without camera equipment. They had to wait several hours before seeing anything, and the moon was high enough in the sky and not really red the first hours either.

No matter how you feel for the experience of all this, it is a historical event since it is 105 years old at the next time that such a total lunar eclipse is product.

Red Moon

The possibilities of a red moon depend on the conditions in the atmosphere. Large amounts of ash and soot particles can make the moon less bright without the red color.

Of course, a lot also depends on where you are located, and the relatively sunny summer night may not be optimal. color on the moon.