Last night was something pretty special. 🌕🌑
Our Volunteers, Roger and Matt, had a fantastic time down at Matilda Bay live-streaming the Total Lunar Eclipse for our friends at
timeanddate.com. It was wonderful to see so many people wander over to see what we were doing, take a look through the gear, and ask plenty of great questions about the eclipse and the night sky.
There’s always something magical about watching the Moon slowly slip into Earth’s shadow and turn that deep coppery red colour, even better when it becomes a bit of an impromptu public astronomy night by the river!
If you missed this one, don’t worry, you can click this link
youtube.com/watch?v=TywJ47LZ…, and the sky has more planned for us. The next Total Lunar Eclipse visible from Australia will arrive on New Year’s Eve 2028, which will make for a pretty spectacular way to ring in 2029.
Before that, 2028 will be a huge year for eclipses in Australia. In July 2028, we’ll see a partial lunar eclipse, and even more exciting, a Total Solar Eclipse. The path of totality will cross Australia from the northwest to the southeast, starting just south of Kununurra, passing near Alice Springs, and continuing across the country towards Sydney.
Plenty of cosmic reasons to keep looking up.
Thanks to everyone who came over for a chat at Matilda Bay last night. Clear skies!
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