Tonight, visible from the UK, is a lunar eclipse. It starts at 0300, and finishes about 0352.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns red. This is because it's directly in the shadow cast by the earth as the sun shines on it - the moon is on the opposite side of the eart. Normally, the moon appears white bcause its reflecting sunlight. When it's in the earths shadow, only some of the suns rays get through and it appears blood red.

This will be the last lunar eclipse visible from the UK until 2015. Worth grabbing a cup of tea and going out and watching.

Christopher Columbus, the first guy to make it back from America, was in Jamaica on February 29 1504. Had a spot of bother with the natives - they weren't too impressed with his whole turning up. Back then, everybody knew that the earth was flat, and that it was the centre of the universe.

Christopher Columbus had tables which told him there would be a lunar eclipse on 29 February 1504. He used this information to "predict" the eclipse, and to convince the natives that he was some sort of God. Sure enough, on his command so it seemed, the moon turned blood red. No more problems from the natives.

So, tell me, how do you know what it is you think you know? How is it you know - you just know - that I will not get a 260cc AJP to Dakar? What is this knowledge based on?

Ask questions. Question everything. As Albert Einstein always said - "I am not smarter that anybody else, I just ask the questions for a little longer".

Van booked. AJP Friday. Let the building of the race bike commence.

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