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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Solar Eclipse 2011

Solar Eclipse 2011: Lunar Eclipse; Blood Red Moon Phenomenon Stunned Scientists: Lunar Eclipse; Blood Red Moon Phenomenon Stunned Scientists

Lunar Eclipse; Blood Red Moon Phenomenon Stunned Scientists Australian night owls will be treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the mood from a Chilean volcano could turn it blood red. A total lunar eclipse will take place on June 15, 2011. It is the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the second occurring on December 10. The Astronomical Society of Victoria Perry Vlahos said, “There is a good chance there will be a full blood red moon tomorrow morning – much more than usual”.

Tonight’s lunar eclipse will be visible to observers in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. During the eclipse, if the sky is clear and dark, people can see the brick-red Moon in the southwest, about 30 degrees from the horizon. The total darkness of the moon in the earth’s shadow will begin at around 00:52 hours and last till 02:33 hours.

NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland said that since the moon will pass close to the center of the Earth’s shadow, the total eclipse phase will be longer than usual.
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