Lunar Eclipse

Tonight was pretty exciting with a total lunar eclipse, with the moon turning blood red =) I saw it while I was at Selvy's place for connect group. At one stage, I thought the moon looked purple but maybe because we were in the city =P

For this lunar eclipse to happen The Earth, Sun and Moon has to be in perfect alignment. The last time it happened was in July 2000. This was visible anywhere in Australia. How cool is that?

The eclipse happened around 7pm, with the moon totally blacked out by 7.50pm. It was a pretty cool view to see =)

Apparently, I've been told that the next total lunar eclipse will happen in 2011. Who knows where I will be in 2011?

Thanks Benny for the picture. Even though this picture of the moon is not red but I liked it so much that I asked Benny for a copy =)