Last Chance Until 2007: Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight!

[Your Friendly Moon Watcher]

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Skywatchers on half the planet are gearing up to watch Earth's shadow consume a blood-red Moon tonight in the last total lunar eclipse until 2007.

Weather permitting, the easy-to-watch event will be visible across most of North and South America, Western Europe and Africa. It will be webcasted live from several locations, and glimpses might be televised during Game 4 of the World Series.

The eclipse begins at shortly after 8 p.m. ET (5 PT), but the first hour or so won't be noticeable as the Moon becomes lightly shaded by Earth's outer shadow, called the penumbra. Things get real interesting at 9:14 p.m. ET (6:14 PT, when the Moon begins sliding into Earth's full shadow, or umbra.

A dark and growing scallop will then gradually envelop Earth's only natural satellite. Once in total shadow at 10:23 p.m. ET (7:23 PT), the Moon might turn a shade of deep red that frightened the ancients. No two eclipses are alike, however, and astronomers can't say for sure what color to expect, if any.




Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight!

[suzanne]

if only it had waited 2 more days. it would have been appropriate at the austin show.

> Go to the link for full article.

> Here is a portion of it:

> Skywatchers on half the planet are gearing up to watch Earth's shadow
> consume a blood-red Moon tonight in the last total lunar eclipse until
> 2007.

> Weather permitting, the easy-to-watch event will be visible across most of
> North and South America, Western Europe and Africa. It will be webcasted
> live from several locations, and glimpses might be televised during Game 4
> of the World Series.

> The eclipse begins at shortly after 8 p.m. ET (5 PT), but the first hour
> or so won't be noticeable as the Moon becomes lightly shaded by Earth's
> outer shadow, called the penumbra. Things get real interesting at 9:14
> p.m. ET (6:14 PT, when the Moon begins sliding into Earth's full shadow,
> or umbra.

> A dark and growing scallop will then gradually envelop Earth's only
> natural satellite. Once in total shadow at 10:23 p.m. ET (7:23 PT), the
> Moon might turn a shade of deep red that frightened the ancients. No two
> eclipses are alike, however, and astronomers can't say for sure what color
> to expect, if any.