Our
cameras were at the Great Ellingham Observatory as the
county saw the 21st century's
first total eclipse of the moon Click
for the A to Z of Norfolk Science
18:30:
Good weather conditions meant UK residents
had their clearest view of a lunar eclipse for a decade
18:40:
The Moon begins to darken as it starts to
move into the Earth's shadow
18:55:
The last
lunar eclipse visible in the UK was
on January 21 2000 at 0400GMT
19:20:
Although not of great scientific importance,
a lunar eclipse is an impressive spectacle of nature
19:50:
Just
before totality - only a sliver of the moon
can be seen
After
about an hour when no sunlight hit the
moon, its outline appears again. The next time Britain will
have a view of a total lunar eclipse will be November 2003.
