Hi there Astronomers!
Who me? Nah - I was just so impressed by what I saw. But must say I have read a lot more about these galaxies and heavens and milky Way than I think, so guess there is an on-going interest in what is above us.
I do not believe this particular exclipse was visible from the Americas, or that is what I read anyway on Google. I think this was becasue of the timing and that it occured when USA etc was in daylight.
The picture above is just right. Of course it would be but I mean just as awesome and mytiscal for me to see this.
When the eclipse started the moon was quite large and FULL, white and majestic. Then gradually as the eclipse happened the white was taken over, as with all eclipses, gradually until the moon looked as if it had an icecap. The image you got was just as in this picture that Mona has posted then it was completely blackened out (like new moon) and then as the eclipse turned, the ice cap came up from the 'bottom' as the white moon returned to full majesty.
It was a truly beautiful site and one to be amazed by for me. Another thing I noticed was that when red as above, looking at it in the sky, it was a real sphere, a ball and not flat as we perceive the moon nightly or especially when full.
In the pipeline is an article for my site on gardening by the moon, so may be now is a good time to look at it. Thing is I have so much in the article pipeline that it's gushing at the moment, so say right now that I just have to be a bit more patient and hurry up more slowly or go slowly in more of a hurry!
Cheers
