Volcanic Ash and the lunar eclipse

[Liz]

Wondering how this will affect our views of the eclipse,and was getting a bit worried.
Seems NZ will be covered in the cloud soon, and some flights are being cancelled. :help: Looks like Tassie will also be affected ..... seems the sah has taken a .. 'sun polar shortcut' so looks like all will be OK in the northern Auz.
On a good note, volcanic ash in the air makes for some speccy colours in the sunsets, and maybe around a blood red Moon. :question:

[renormalised]

Liz, do you have a piccie of the cloud on any satellite shot??

[Kevnool]

A blood red moon just for you Liz.
I hope you get a great image of it.

Regards
Kev.

[Liz]

Ooh, I hope so Kev. :camera:
Qantas have cancelled flights to Tassie today -
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2011/06/12/chile-volcano-prompts-qantas-cancellations/

Oh, so the white 'mist' in Melbourne is from the volcano too?

Carl - I had this thread last week with some images -
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=76670

inital plume .... 10-17km!!
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8725

[JethroB76]

Amazing colours in the sunset down here tonight

[mozzie]

liz the way the weather is volcanic ash won't be a probe :shrug::mad2: rain rain rain!!!!!

[ZeroID]

Skies are covered in clouds here anyway so a bit of ash is not even noticeable :sadeyes:
Been a few pix posted of absolutely startling coloured evening sunsets down south, they look unreal they are so brilliant. Looks like it's going to be 'workshop' astronomy for a while. Commnets on yellow halos from SO2 round the sun and thoughts on how long this will hang a round. Could be a while especially if the volcano keeps chucking it up in the air.

[Liz]

[QUOTE=ZeroID;731607]Skies are covered in clouds here anyway so a bit of ash is not even noticeable :sadeyes:
Been a few pix posted of absolutely startling coloured evening sunsets

Oh Brent, been thinking of you and Luis in South America. Go away clouds for you both!!

[bartman]

Hi Liz, This link actually points to a pic from May 2008. maybe this (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50862) or this (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50882) was the link you meant.....:thumbsup:
Still I dont get how the plume is going to the East, yet affecting NZ and Tassie?

Hope you dont mind.....
Bartman:D

[Liz]

Thankyou!!

[erick]

I'm booked to fly Thursday..............Hmm? :question:

[Liz]

More flights cancelled today, and other Airlines waiting for advice.

[ZeroID]

It IS going West, all the way West, right around the world and back again. Those Jetstreams can move a lot of dust at high speed and high altitude. Eventually the Chileans will get their own back ...:screwy: cos we're sending it onwards to them.