Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse

Posted by John Dalziel on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Under: Astronomy

When was the last time the lunar eclipse and winter solstice coincided?

The U.S. Naval Observatory says 1638;

Starhawk, a prominent Wiccan, puts it at 1544.

Whatever the answer, it is a rarity! My daughter saw it go "copper coloured" when she was in work (Much to the annoyance of her mum); in case you missed it, here is a time lapse video shot by William Castleman in Gainesville, Florida.

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.

View it on Vimeo at http://vimeo.com/18046748.

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John Dalziel

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I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.