Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Lunar Eclipse, but not for me

There'll be a lunar eclipse tonight/this afternoon. While not as dramatic as a solar eclipse, they're still fun to see. The moon will slowly turn red and dark, then slowly come back to normal. It takes over an hour usually.

Today's eclipse is centered at 23:36 GMT, which means if you're in England, you should stick your head outside sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight. For those of you in the Pacific time zone, however, this will take place between 3 and 4 p.m., before the moon actually rises. It might rise in time for you Central viewers (5 to 6 p.m.), but it will be right on the eastern horizon. Too bad I'm not in Boston or something.

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