Lunar Eclipse

Last night we were suppose to see a lunar eclipse. Apparently this was the longest total lunar eclipse in 7 years. So we got all ready - bought fish and chips and settled down at a nice spot in Mosman Park overlooking the river and the city. But instead of seeing the moon turning in this dark coppery-red – we just saw clouds :-( And we couldn't really tell whether the light red shimmer around the clouds was caused by the moon or the city lights.
But later at night we could catch a glimpse of the moon between two clouds. And even though the lunar eclipse was over and the moon turned back into its normal deep golden yellow, its light was incredible bright. I have never seen such a bright moon before. It was hard to identify the dark grey spots on the surface that you usually see. It was just too bright!