I remember the second one I saw, from a churchyard in Kent, and that sense of it hanging so close, looking really three dimensional instead of a flat white disc. The sky around it was dark, and it stood out against the stars in a way it cannot usually do because of the intensity of its own glow. That one was like a great pink pearl, and almost touchable, as both LEJ and sophocleese experienced. I'm glad that is a general impression. The third one, seen from a village hall car park in Kent was interrupted by the police, alerted by neighbourhood watch. It was fairly obvious what we were doing though, with cameras set up, and a strange appearance in the sky ahead of their car. The crescent was parallel to the ground, with the very dark red disc within it - it made me think of a Grail vision, and lunar eclipses as a possible source for the myth. The police suggested we should go as soon as the eclipse was over, so we did.

Last night I anticipated lying in bed watching out of my picture window, but alas, it was not to be, and I shall have to rely on your eyes instead - much better than mere newspaper accounts.

Thank you

Penny