There was a lunar eclipse on Saturday night! I found out that London was going to have a front row seat as long as the clouds didn’t get in the way. While talking to my dad, I mentioned the occasion and was surprised to find that he already knew. He even knew that London was a prime location for viewing. Tiffany thinks it’s very funny that my dad and I would both be clued in about the astronomical event while most of London was completely ignorant.

Lo and behold, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day in London, clear skies all day. As it seemed that we were going have a rare clear night in London, Tiffany and I decided to take in all the action. We headed over to our local Indian restaurant for a quick meal. After dinner we made a pot of tea, and got in our sleeping bags and sat out in the back yard to watch the moon do it’s thing.

Earlier in the day I read that the moon turns red when it is eclipsed because red light filters around the atmosphere and reflects off the moon. I like to think that the moon is seeing all the sunsets and sunrises around the globe at once. Astronauts who have seen this from orbit call it “the ring of fire.”

Here are some pictures we took of the event.