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Posted by Deneb on March 2, 2007, at 23:10:16
There's going to be a total lunar eclipse tomorrow. Every single continent will see at least part of the eclipse.
Deneb*
Posted by Phillipa on March 3, 2007, at 13:41:38
In reply to Total eclipse of the Moon tomorrow, posted by Deneb on March 2, 2007, at 23:10:16
Does that mean it gets dark during the daylight? Love Phillipa
Posted by Larry Hoover on March 3, 2007, at 14:02:14
In reply to Re: Total eclipse of the Moon tomorrow » Deneb, posted by Phillipa on March 3, 2007, at 13:41:38
> Does that mean it gets dark during the daylight? Love Phillipa
No, that's a solar eclipse. That's when the moon is between the sun and the Earth. This is the Earth between the moon and the sun.
The moon passes through two different regions of the Earth's shadow, the penumbra (first and last), and the umbra. When it's in the umbra, the only light from the moon is a warm caramel orange, or darker. I think the peak EST for the umbra is 7:20 p.m., with the totality between 6:40 and 8 o'clock. The penumbra (it actually looks more dramatic, because you see the line of the Earth's edge over the moon's fullness) is between 5:30 and 9:10. Lunar eclipses only occur on full moons, so they're a special kind of a special event.
It's cloudy here right now, but it might clear in time.
Lar
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