Lunar Eclipse, the Moon will be Red

NASA has announced that tomorrow morning, December 10th, there will be a Lunar Eclipse.  The moon will be completely blocked by the Earth from the sun's rays, creating a reddish color.  This will happen at 7:45am EST and 4:45am PST.   NASA scientists said, "“For people in the western United States, the eclipse is deepest just before local dawn.”

The Lunar Eclipse happens when the Earth is directly in between the Sun and the Moon.

This, along with an announcement earlier this week by NASA that a new planet has been discovered possibly hosting life, makes this a big week for news stories in science.  To add to this, there is also talk of a meteor shower coming up next Wednesday.  I saw one yesterday, but not sure if it is related.

So get up early, and watch the moon look like it rarely does.  Definitely worth the view!

-tt 12/09/11

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