Lunar eclipse ("supermoon")

PS it starts to properly eclipse about 2:10 and maxes at around 2:45.

The first mothership strike will be at 3:15. Corbyn will attempt surrender on our behalf at 3:16.

We're all doomed. Doomed, I tell ya!

Crick crick crick crick.. HUMAN! Your name will also go on the list! What is it? Crick crick crick

Don't tell him Pike!

As an astro "nut" I've seen many lunar eclipses, it's an OK spectacle.

Don't believe the Supermoon hype. Lunar eclipses are a lot more viewable than Solar eclipses and the UK has their fair share of them of at least a few a decade. Supermoons occur when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth(around 5% difference) and this will mean it's slightly more accessible by all but the eclipse will last a bit shorter.

Enjoy it if you've never seen one, most of the UK is expecting clear skies tonight but on't believe the hype of supermoon talk!

They'll claim asylum and be in a house by Tuesday and on benefits by Thursday.

Was just going to start a thread about this!

The Blood Moon.....will be setting my alarm for 2.45am....sooooo excited

PS it starts to properly eclipse about 2:10 and maxes at around 2:45.

That's GMT. Add an hour for BST. Maxes at 03:47

Right you are degs. I'm not staying up that late so it's an alarm or I just miss it. I've seen it before.

Probably cloud over then anyway. The martians never attack under clear skies.

The Large Hadron Collider is working at full  throttle today and  it's magnetic field  will pull a giant asteroid towards Earth with quite catastrophic consequences, mark my words.

Thanks Degs. I will set my alarm for 3.15

I'm staying up. Once in bed nowt could drag me out until morning.

Well, yes. I will be setting my alarm but I may actually not make it out of bed. I will try tho'.

That's scarey to hear. When you need a pee, do you reach for a bedpan or does the wife wake up "warm"?

All this blood moon cods wallop ,,,1000/1 the moon looks blood red tonight .

Especially if it is cloudy

It's a braw brect moon lict nict  Tbh ,very clear . Will be a decent enough spectacle ,just won't be red . They don't half tark some Shoite about the moon ,blue and blood red  ,apparently it was quite a smart fckr that put it there ,some neat number crunching on size and distances ...

bread - if you cant' spell and/or type, why should we believe your advice on tonight's "show"?  Just wondering

A really don't do advice ,a could Taylor you a package if you insist ? Did not realise you are a spelling and grammar queen blackie ,where has your  nemesis Ag gone ?

the brilliant white glow of the moon will slowly transform into a dim red.
The colouring is caused by earths atmosphere scattering sunlight into the shadow.
the moon will come 44 thousand km closer to earth.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

My comments on your misspelling were a mere sideline, (although "Taylor you a package" is an intriguing aside). This pales into insignificance beside my request for backup to your comments on tonight's show.

Can you naw find AG  on twatter or sumit blackie ?

I've just looked at the moon through my rose tinted glasses now I'm off to bed.

chit chatters cameras at the ready...look forward to seeing there handy work overnight over my blood sausage fry up. 

Good luck

Bread - I haven't the faintest idea what you mean. Would you like to conduct this debate in another language?  I wont be able to help much quickly but Mrs B is fluent is several.

But to save time, as an obvious expert, what is your take and/or advice on this evening??