On Wednesday, February 20, 2008, beginning at 7:01 p.m. PST, the moon will move completely under the shadow of the Earth in a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse can be seen in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Hope for good weather because the next total lunar eclipse won't happen until December 2010.
The moon will be completely under Earth's shadow for about 50 minutes. During this time, the moon won't be completely obscured because of indirect light coming from the Earth's atmosphere. But the moon will appear to change colors from light gray to orange or deep red. The shade depends on the amount of dust and clouds in the Earth's atmosphere.
Don't Miss It!
4 comments:
Overcast here honey, I am going to miss it.
There were occasional breaks in the clouds this morning so if I am lucky... doesn't look promising though.
check my photo's Rudy!
I just took them within the past hour...more to come!
Lily
To quote Pink Floyd (the last comment at the end of the Dark Side of the Moon album):
"...there is no dark side of the moon... in fact it's all dark."
Think blanket of fuzzy gray clouds out there. I am totally dependent on you gals for some cool pics.
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