Saturn, the crescent Moon and Spica (the brightest star in the ancient Greek constellation Virgo the Virgin) will form a temporary triangle above the Western horizon in the early evening tonight.
Keep in mind that due to its great distance from Earth, Saturn will only appear as a star to the unaided eye. A small telescope is capable of Saturn’s rings easily if you happen to own one.
I am at Middlemount Qld. I just witnessed a lunar eclipse? I was looking a the crescent moon as it as really bright, and then something moved down and blocked out the crescent for a about 30seconds and then it moved up again slowly to show the crescent again. I had a witness to show this too. I can’t find any info on an eclipse tonight. Can you help? Kind regards, Christine
Christine,
Unfortunately I can’t help you with your inquiry. There definitively wasn’t a lunar eclipse tonight. These only occur at the time of Full Moon a few times a year.
Regards,
Paul Floyd.
I saw this too! I was at Graceville and I noticed the moon was an unusually orange colour, and at around 8.15pm it disappeared as if by an eclipse, and then it lifted again. I also saw something almost like a shadow going across the crescent from left to right after the ‘eclipse’. I stayed watching all this happening probably for about 10 minutes or so- then I saw it again at (I think) around 8.30pm!! I can’t find any information on what happened anywhere??