Ollie had to go to school today dressed as a 1940's evacuee...he was quite convincing! Last week he went to Eden Camp and the week before he had to build an Anderson shelter as part of his homework as the class look into the events of WWII. I smiled with pride as he sat humming the dambustes theme in my living room at the weekend and when I asked him why he was humming that replied "cos my family flew lancasters in the dambusters..", nearly Ollie, nearly.
update: on looking at the blog Ollie asked his mum "why is there one thousand nine hundred and forty Ollies??" lol
Lunar eclipse on its way
Coinciding with the winter solstice the eclipse will happen when the Earth directly aligns itself with the sun and the moon. The effect causes the Earth to block the sun’s rays, casting a shadow over the moon which will see it change colour – from grey, to pink, and perhaps even red.
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Lunar eclipse on its way
Coinciding with the winter solstice the eclipse will happen when the Earth directly aligns itself with the sun and the moon. The effect causes the Earth to block the sun’s rays, casting a shadow over the moon which will see it change colour – from grey, to pink, and perhaps even red.
Star gazers in Britain will be able to witness the beginning of the eclipse, if skies are clear, at 0633 GMT. The stage of total eclipse will run from 0741 to 0853 GMT. Overall, the eclipse will last for three and a half hours, finishing at 1001 GMT. Unlike solar eclipses, which should not be looked at without protective glasses, lunar eclipses are perfectly safe to watch.
John Mason, from the British Astronomical Association, said: 'Observers should go out at about 6.30am when, if the sky is clear, the moon will be visible in the western sky, and they will be able to watch as more and more of the southern part of the moon becomes immersed in the Earth's shadow.
'They can continue watching until the eclipse becomes total at 7.40am, and hopefully for a little while after this time, if they have an unobstructed western horizon.'
The brightness of the eclipse depends on the conditions in the Earth's upper atmosphere through which all light falling on to the shadowed moon has to pass.
Dr Mason added: 'For observers in the British Isles, the very low elevation of the moon during the total phase means that it is not possible to predict just how dark the moon will be when it is eclipsed, or what colour it will appear. 'One will just have to go out and have a look
'They can continue watching until the eclipse becomes total at 7.40am, and hopefully for a little while after this time, if they have an unobstructed western horizon.'
The brightness of the eclipse depends on the conditions in the Earth's upper atmosphere through which all light falling on to the shadowed moon has to pass.
Dr Mason added: 'For observers in the British Isles, the very low elevation of the moon during the total phase means that it is not possible to predict just how dark the moon will be when it is eclipsed, or what colour it will appear. 'One will just have to go out and have a look
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