I was up just before 06.00 U.T (Astronomical Twilight @ 05.54 UT) to see this one-already in its Penumbral Phase (P1 occurring @ 05.27 UT) the first Umbral contact occurring @ 06.30 UT.
A more conspicuous darkening of the Moon started to show after U1 @ 06.30 as the Moon gradually lowered to the North Western Horizon and after a while the Sky started to brighten in the East with Civil Twilight occurring @ 07.20 UT.
A bright silvery Venus was dominating the South Eastern Twilight Morning Sky, The Moon faded in and out of dark clouds low on the North Western Horizon as the shadow of the Earth gradually moved across the face of the Moon low in the North West, Sunrise occurred @ 08.01 UT and Moonset occurred @ 08.09 UT, 7 minutes after this was mid Eclipse @ 08.16 UT of which I was frozen standing around watching thick clouds build from the East so I came indoors and had a good hot cup of tea to warm up a bit.
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Festive Card: http://www.antiochian.org/assets/writer/TheFeastoftheNativityAccordingtotheFlesh_11694/image.png
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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