Glastonbury Tor
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| Locations | Glastonbury |
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| Somerset | |
| England | |
| Governing body | National Trust |
| Did you know | The last abbot of Glastonbury, Richard Whiting, was hanged on Glastonbury Tor on November 15, 1539. |
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| ID | 883775 |
About Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building. The whole site is managed by the National Trust, and has been designated a scheduled monument.
Wolf moon: full moon and lunar Eclipse the joy of skywatchers
... St Michael s Tower on Glastonbury Tor, as the full moon is rising in Somerset, the Sussex Downs, the moon rises above the sunset horizon, This picture was taken said, from St Mary s lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Northumberland Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal star, of Greenwich, wait, the people in the UK would be able to see the exhibition nice and clear ...
Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands gather to cheer sunrise
... Glastonbury Tor in Somerset and the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire also attracted crowds...
Wolf moon: full moon and lunar Eclipse the joy of skywatchers
The Wolf Moon The First full Moon of the Year - here in the picture in front of Menwith Hill, near Harrogate
Skywatchers have been treated to The First full Moon of the Year 2020 - known as the "wolf Moon " - at the same time as a Lunar Eclipse .
Those who have seen the views of the sky on Friday, weather permitting, would be a penumbral Eclipse, which happens when The Moon through the earth's shadow.
The apparition began at 17:00 GMT in the UK, and ended at 21:move 00 The Moon saw, in the shadow of the earth and outer shadow, so that it is darker than Normal .
St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor , as the full Moon is rising in Somerset, the Sussex Downs, The Moon rises above the sunset horizon, This picture was taken said, from St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay , NorthumberlandEd Bloomer, an astronomer at The Royal star, of Greenwich, wait, the people in the UK would be able to see the exhibition "nice and clear".
"it rises in The East , The Sun in The West , and we will be able to watch them in The Night ," he said.
The Met Office said: "beautiful clear sky" were expected for South-East England. But the sky can be cloudy expected in the Western parts of the country, with Heavy Rain in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The next full Moon will occur at 9. February, known as the "snow Moon ".
The Lunar Eclipse of The Moon caused to see in the picture here, in Skopje, in Macedonia , the image with The Moon in much more detail, it was darker than Normal , also in the Macedonian capitalastronomy, the moon, eclipses, earth
Source of news: bbc.com
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