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. 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.

[renormalised (Carl)]

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

[Kevnool (Kev)]

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.
Qantas have cancelled flights to Tassie today -
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...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/s...ad.php?t=76670

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

[JethroB76 (Jeff)]

Amazing colours in the sunset down here tonight

[mozzie (Peter)]

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

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Skies are covered in clouds here anyway so a bit of ash is not even noticeable
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
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 (Bart)]

Originally Posted by Liz

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

Hi Liz, This link actually points to a pic from May 2008. maybe this or this was the link you meant.....
Still I dont get how the plume is going to the East, yet affecting NZ and Tassie?

Hope you dont mind.....
Bartman

[Liz]

Originally Posted by bartman

Hi Liz, This link actually points to a pic from May 2008. maybe this or this was the link you meant.....

Hope you dont mind.....
Bartman

Thankyou!!

[erick (Eric)]

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

[Liz]

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

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Originally Posted by bartman

Hi Liz, This link actually points to a pic from May 2008. maybe this or this was the link you meant.....
Still I dont get how the plume is going to the East, yet affecting NZ and Tassie?

Hope you dont mind.....
Bartman

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 ... cos we're sending it onwards to them.