Our cameras were at the Great Ellingham Observatory as the county saw the 21st century's first total eclipse of the moon Click for the A to Z of Norfolk Science
18:30: Good weather conditions meant UK residents had their clearest view of a lunar eclipse for a decade
18:40: The Moon begins to darken as it starts to move into the Earth's shadow
18:55:The last lunar eclipse visible in the UK was on January 21 2000 at 0400GMT
19:20: Although not of great scientific importance, a lunar eclipse is an impressive spectacle of nature
19:50: Just before totality - only a sliver of the moon can be seen
After about an hour when no sunlight hit the moon, its outline appears again. The next time Britain will have a view of a total lunar eclipse will be November 2003.
