Monday, August 27, 2007

LUNAR ECLIPSE

A total lunar eclipse begins at 3:51AM Tuesday morning. The moon will be in the earth's full shadow starting at 4:52AM through about 6:22AM. With sunrise around 630 the end part of the eclipse will be interrupted by day light.

There are usually 2 lunar eclipses each year. A lunar eclipse occurs during the full moon. The moon passes through the earth's shadow creating the eclipse. Since the moon is lit up by reflective light (the sun shining on it)even when it is in full shadow the moon will appear a reddish color. Red light from the sun makes its way to the sun around the earth. How red the will appear is unpredictable from eclipse to eclipse.

Again,
START: 3:51AM
TOTAL STARTING AT 4:52 AM
TOTAL ENDS AT 6:22AM

Posted at 6:45 PM

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