No fool like an old fool!
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23404)
United Kingdom
September 28, 2015 4:19pm CST
Time and time again I have got up in the middle of the night to see such phenomena as the blood moon we were due to see last night. Did I see it? Did I heck! The moon was brilliant white and so very clear but not red at all for me.
I have got up to see the meteor showers and a view of the Northern lights but for most of these times the sky was covered in cloud! I do find it fascinating but here is my picture of the anaemic moon I saw last night at 4AM however I know that many of my friends around the UK were able to get a nice view of the full moon and the eclipse.
The only redness I saw was actually an orange glow from the street lights!
Better luck next time in 2019!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 15
Drats I would have knocked it down for you! LOL
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
I love to watch any eclipse. There have been some fantastic solar ones in India!
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Sep 15
Yes I read that it was not blood but white in UK.
I did manage to see it over here in midwest USA.
It was glorious when it eclipsed also.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Sep 15
@garymarsh6 It was really in some parts of the UK Gary but not in others? Wow
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 15
It was red in some parts of the country my friend in the West managed to get a couple of good photos!
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
30 Sep 15
@garymarsh6 It seems like we had blue skies until the day of the blood moon and then it was cloudy all day. Just our luck.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 15
@simone10 Sounds like you had our British weather there then! I wondered where it had gone!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 15
OH you must have nicked our clouds then they are usually covering our skies!
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
29 Sep 15
I didn't get to see any redness either, but I did see a partial eclipse.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 15
OH what a shame. So I am not alone then! Poor you! Maybe next time eh!
@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
30 Sep 15
@garymarsh6 I saw the moon last night, when it was no more interesting to see.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 15
Yes it was just white here Anna but very bright! I did see half the eclipse though!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Sep 15
bless yer heart. she came out in all her glory much earlier in these parts (u.s.-mountain time) 'n i watched the whole dang thing. didn't get many wonderful pics 's the camera 'n i didn't see the same thingy fer some reason? user fault no doubt...i hope ya get to witness some 'f those phenoms, but fear yer gonna 've to wait 'til 2033 i believe to see this kinda show 'gain.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 15
There will be two in 2018 one in January 31st (We wont see it at all in the uk as there will be cloud) The second is in July 27th & 28th! There are more but it depends where you are on the planet!
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
28 Sep 15
It sounds just like me (although I like to think not so much of the old 
) but last night was the one time I had a clear sky and could see everything, I watched it through to about 330 and it was big and red then 
) but last night was the one time I had a clear sky and could see everything, I watched it through to about 330 and it was big and red then 1 person likes this
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
29 Sep 15
I saw both the eclipse and the blood moon which wasn't that red in my area. However, the highlight for me was the moon that looked so bright and so much bigger and closer to earth than in the past. It was awesome.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 15
I saw a massive moon a couple of years ago and have never seen it as large as then!
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@fiestapoint (4)
• Waterloo, Ontario
29 Sep 15
I have also never seen a sight like that ,, but ,, Ring lunar eclipse that time I was a little kid ,, name kids would have been scared scared monthly fall ,, ,, hahaha : = D so that I feel ,,