The last eclipse I tried to see was obscured by clouds, so let's all hope for good weather for this one. It will be a total lunar eclipse and will happen on
Wednesday October 8, during the evening, which means it should be relatively easy to watch.
As a total lunar eclipse, the event will entail the
moon passes through the Earth's shadow, darkening and going a reddish colour. The fact it is a total eclipse means it is also a
full moon on this night. This action will start at 7.17pm and go until 12.32am the next day, but the main eclipse will be from 9.27pm to 10.22pm.
If you want to see what the eclipse will look like, Sydney Observatory has a
time lapse video of one from a few years ago posted
here. Photos can be found
here (these were taken at an event the Observatory held, so you might want to check back closer to the date to see if it will hold one again this time).
As the Sydney Observatory points out, lunar eclipses occur up to three times a year, or on an average of every eight months (these aren't all total eclipses though). If you, or all of us, miss out on this one there will be
another on Saturday April 4 next year (perhaps there's something about that month, we had
two eclipses during it this year).
