The sun

[Sunny]

Anyone know why there were lots of people standing on the street looking at the sun (tabloid, not in the sky) today?

[pinkymoo]

Lunar eclipse, I believe

[lauraelizabeth]

you mean why were people looking at the newspaper "Scottish Sun?"

[Colin]

Quoting pinkymoo from 13:42, 3rd Mar 2007
Lunar eclipse, I believe

That means that the moon is eclipsed, not the Sun. This happens at night. Tonight in fact. Go enjoy the show - a red moon around midnight.

[rob 'f*ck off' wine boy]

Quoting Colin from 18:53, 3rd Mar 2007

Quoting pinkymoo from 13:42, 3rd Mar 2007
Lunar eclipse, I believe

That means that the moon is eclipsed, not the Sun. This happens at night. Tonight in fact. Go enjoy the show - a red moon around midnight.

Does a lunar eclipse really mean that the moon is eclipsed, not the Sun, Colin? Really? Are you sure about that?

[Gubbins]

Quoting rob 'f*ck off' wine boy from 19:00, 3rd Mar 2007
Does a lunar eclipse really mean that the moon is eclipsed, not the Sun, Colin? Really? Are you sure about that?

Well I'm sure, and I've got more degrees in astronomy than you've had hot dinners.*

[s]*May not be entirely true.[/s]

[hr]

...but then again, that is only my opinion.

[Colin]

Quoting Gubbins from 19:15, 3rd Mar 2007

Quoting rob 'f*ck off' wine boy from 19:00, 3rd Mar 2007
Does a lunar eclipse really mean that the moon is eclipsed, not the Sun, Colin? Really? Are you sure about that?

Well I'm sure, and I've got more degrees in astronomy than you've had hot dinners.*

[s]*May not be entirely true.[/s]

And I've got more than he has.
(not actually true either. Gubbins sneaked in a MSc while I wasn't looking)

Although I do suspect that Rob was being a little sarcastic there. Not sure why. Clearly not everyone knows about eclipses.