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WILL you be up for it? I mean the total eclipse of the moon tonight? Clear skies permitting, it should be a spectacular sight. At about 9.20pm as the moon rises it will look very different.
This type of eclipse occurs whenever ths e Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow falls on to the surface of the Moon. But the Moon doesn't disappear, some of the Sun's rays can pierce through and give it a dramatic shade of red.See the full content of this document
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Will You Be Up [...]
Although lunar eclipses are not uncommon, this evening's is a relatively rare 'central total eclipse'. The last one occurred on August 28, 2007 an...
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