Orwell Astronomical Society (Ipswich)
Lunar Partial Eclipse, 28 August 2026
Event times (UT) for the partial lunar eclipse on 28 August 2026 were as follows (from the BAA Handbook for 2026):
Three members of OASI reported observations.
Bill Barton, FRAS, posted an atmospheric image captured at around 04:00 UT. He observed from near Slough, Bucks, using a Celestron Ultima 80ED spotting scope mounted on a Manfrotto 229 tripod, with images captured by holding a smartphone to the eyepiece.
Jack Gleed used a Dwarf 3 telescope, pointing through an upstairs window, to capture two stills and a video. The stills were taken shortly prior to the onset of the eclipse and around the time of greatest eclipse.
Louis Hood reported an image taken with a Seestar S50 around the time of maximum eclipse.
