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Our
cameras were at the Great Ellingham Observatory as the
county saw the 21st century's
first total eclipse of the moon
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18:30:
Good weather conditions meant UK residents
had their clearest view of a lunar eclipse for a decade
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18:40:
The Moon begins to darken as it starts to
move into the Earth's shadow |
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18:55:
The last
lunar eclipse visible in the UK was
on January 21 2000 at 0400GMT |
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19:20:
Although not of great scientific importance,
a lunar eclipse is an impressive spectacle of nature |
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19:50:
Just
before totality - only a sliver of the moon
can be seen |
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After
about an hour when no sunlight hit the
moon, its outline appears again. The next time Britain will
have a view of a total lunar eclipse will be November 2003. |
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