Total lunar eclipse observable from Thailand on 4 April

[Seastallion]

Am I too far south (Hatyai)? It was not total from my perspective, with a very definite corner (between 8 and 9 o'clock) never going dark. The sliver is getting bigger now, and was probably at it's smallest at 19:18.

I was watching from 18:55.

Edited April 4, 2015 by Seastallion

[harveyw]

fantastic news but no indication of a time and have now burnt my corneas out trying to watch all day

[PeCeDe]

my balcony in Bang Na looks East so I was going to have a great view, no clouds perfect conditions , went out at 7:00 pm, damn, nothing there, I was so disappointed, must be the haze or light pollution... Then I started to see a slight crescent... How stupid am I? When the moon is fully eclipsed, you can't see it... duh! So I did see the moon eclipse!

[BigBadGeordie]

fantastic news but no indication of a time and have now burnt my corneas out trying to watch all day[/quote

I assume you have a Braille keyboard?

Edited April 4, 2015 by BigBadGeordie

[Moonlover]

Can anyone explain why the moon turned red at 5am this morning?

For the very same reason that the sun often turns red at dawn and dusk. It was sinking down through our 21st century polluted atmosphere!

Actually that's not strictly true. It was sinking down through the lens of our 21st century atmosphere. Thought I'd better get in quick before the barstool astronomers kicked off!

Edited April 4, 2015 by Moonlover

[Daniel Ingalls]

So excuse my ignorance but does this mean the earth is between the moon and the sun?

Best post of the year ...so far.

And by the way yes is the answer.

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[Moonlover]

Can anyone share any pics if they can see this?

I'm in Hua Hin and can't see it

I'd have thought that in Hua Hin, you'd be in one of the best places to see it!

[Happy Grumpy]

Was fine (but a tad low) from our village in Bangkok.

The one 3 or so years ago that happened around 9-10pm was much better.

[CNXBKKMAN]

Can anyone share any pics if they can see this?

I'm in Hua Hin and can't see it

Photos of it on the eclipse thread in the Chiang Mai forum.

[IMA_FARANG]

Can anyone explain why the moon turned red at 5am this morning?

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Usually a red Sun at Sunrise means there is a cloud of dust or haze in the air and the rising Sun shines through that dust or haze which makes the sunlight dimmer and the Red color shows through more easily than other colors making the rising sun appear red.

[Stan42]

Yes I've seen it. It's over now. I've seen a solar eclipse before, this was my first lunar eclipse. It was... ok I guess.

[off road pat]

3 hours and 31 minutes is 211 minutes not 209 minutes, this reporter need to learn to count but it is typical of the thai schooling system to be this good at maths or even english for that matter, a time would have been helpful but I guess that wasnt important enough for the story

Oh, so good......!!! well said..

[SunsetT]

Well thank you very f***ing much Thaivisa.com for giving your members so much notice of such a unique event.....................which, as you might have guessed I missed out on!!!!!!!............................... !!!!

[balo]

I was driving back from Bangkok tonight around the same time and I noticed it was a clear sky and darker than normal . I could see stars very clearly. When I arrived home the moon was still covered with a black dot.

[bartender100]

Well thank you very f***ing much Thaivisa.com for giving your members so much notice of such a unique event.....................which, as you might have guessed I missed out on!!!!!!!............................... !!!!

Been several threads on it, your not keeping up lol

[wooloomooloo]

Any ghosts turn up?

[mathias67]

Er, they wouldn't happen to know what time this is happening, would they?

I only got this info from Thai Visa this morning the 5th April so a bit late now whatever the time

[tormok]

A quick photo from Phitsanulok last evening.

Didn't know there would be a lunar eclipse, but one of our dogs was kind enough to alert me.

Edited April 5, 2015 by tormok

[KhunBENQ]

That picture was taken after the end of the total eclipse.

Here in the village you would have been alerted by the firecrackers

[spermwhale]

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Er, they wouldn't happen to know what time this is happening, would they?

Think it will be at nightime, but not 100% sure, will check on Google and get back to you ;-)

Not all lunar eclipses happen at night.

moronic!

[spermwhale]

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Penumbral Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 09:01 4 Apr, 16:01 No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 10:15 4 Apr, 17:15 No, below horizon
Full Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 11:57 4 Apr, 18:57 Yes
Maximum Eclipse 4 Apr, 12:00 4 Apr, 19:00 Yes
Full Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 12:02 4 Apr, 19:02 Yes
Partial Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 13:44 4 Apr, 20:44 Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 14:59 4 Apr, 21:59 Yes

Times for Bangkok (no significant deviation for other places in Thailand).

Only 5 minutes of total eclipse.

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-april-4

Thanks for the link.

This is the only productive comment on this entire thread. Getting bored with all the nonsense people post on this site.

[Water Buffalo]

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Can anyone explain why the moon turned red at 5am this morning?

5 am? I'm surprised it was still above the horizon at that time as it rises at around 6 pm at the moment.

Were you facing east or west?

We face west. At 5am that morning the moon was setting in the west (of course).

Anyway, it was far redder and nicer than the actual eclipse.

[apalink_thailand]

I'm over the moon

[Happy Grumpy]

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Er, they wouldn't happen to know what time this is happening, would they?

Think it will be at nightime, but not 100% sure, will check on Google and get back to you ;-)

Not all lunar eclipses happen at night.

moronic!

Actually, 1/2 of the World is in daytime for every eclipse.

They'll just have trouble seeing it.

[Rimmer]

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