There is a total lunar eclipse later tonight (actually early Tuesday morning). This happens when the sun and the earth and the moon are all lined up in a straight line. The earth will be located between the sun and the moon and as the earth moves you will see the moon gradually become dark as the earth blocks the suns light from reaching and then reflecting off the moon back toward the earth. The eclipse will be visible at 1:58am (provided the clouds dont block it out all together) when the moon enters the darkest part of the earths shadow (the umbra). The total eclipse will start at about 3:05am. During an eclipse, the moon may turn a red or coppery color as it reflects sunrises and sunsets happening around the world. While the moon is in shadow, some light from the sun shines through Earths atmosphere. Red light (unlike other colors that are blocked and scattered) is better able to penetrate the atmosphere, which creates this bloody effect. The whole eclipse process should last for about 3 1/2 hours....I hope the clouds thin out enough for all of us to see it. Even if there are some high thin clouds over us, you should still be able to see some of the eclipse to it will not be as bright or as colorful as it would be if it were clear.....skip
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:25:36 +0000
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