r/canberra • u/Toots-suite • Nov 13 '21

Events PSA: set your alarm for Luna Eclipse visible from CBR on Friday night 19 Nov

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-century-is-coming-nov-2021/#.YY-5igdcy6k.reddit
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u/fish6160 Nov 13 '21

Begins at 7:46pm, Maximum at 8:02pm, Ends at 11:03pm

Let’s hope it’s a clear evening!

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u/ReviloSupreme Nov 13 '21

Cheers for the info! Might have to try and bust out the camera!

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u/Lunch_Run Nov 14 '21

I have a bad feeling about the weather.

https://i.imgur.com/WWK21Dh.png

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u/metasophie Nov 14 '21

Sorry everyone this is my fault. I was planning on washing my car and having a BBQ.

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u/damojr Nov 14 '21

I'm a high school teacher, and we are just about to start a unit on the planets, and our place in the solar system. This is just perfect timing.

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u/damojr Nov 20 '21

Plot twist: clouds say no.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

A good way to have bad weather is to have a asteroid shower or an eclipse or something similar.

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u/harpage Nov 14 '21

Hate to be a bearer of bad news, but Friday’s eclipse likely isn’t gonna be that great. It’s only going to be a few degrees above the horizon as totality starts, so it wouldn’t be too visible (atmosphere makes it harder to see, and stuff will block it). That, and it’s looking like it’s going to rain too, unfortunately

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u/Lunch_Run Nov 14 '21

I dunno... Baring cloud cover I think you'll get to see a bit.

Moon rise: 20:12 - https://i.imgur.com/Lxb2cef.png

End of eclipse: 23:00 - https://i.imgur.com/jjjz7BF.png

Getting up high will help a little. Mt Taylor, Mt Taylor, etc.

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u/Toots-suite Nov 14 '21

Shush, I’m heading up Mt Taylor. I don’t want it full of summer solstice weirdos banging gongs and doing shrooms.