Did you see it? Happily, I did, a total lunar eclipse (when the Earth is in-between the Sun and Moon - Astronomy Now) at 05.12 hours, and, because it was when the Moon is closest to Earth, it appears larger, not just red, and is called a Super Blood Wolf Moon, though I can confirm I did not see any werewolves about this morning! 😉
But what I also saw, a little later over the English Channel, was the near conjunction of the third and fourth brightest celestial objects (after the Sun and Moon), that are the planets Venus and Jupiter. Indeed, there is officially a close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter tomorrow morning (22nd) South/South East an hour or so before dawn (Astronomy Now), when they appear close to each other a little above the horizon. Sadly for us, it looks like it will be cloudy, probably rain tomorrow morning... 😢
Some beautiful events are free, it is true, so enjoy when you can, and, with any luck, Venus and Jupiter should be seen still fairly close to each other on Thursday morning when the sky may be clear of cloud, fingers crossed (Met Office)! 😊
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