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Get Ready for the Eclipse!

by Shawn Connally

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Tags: eclipse lunar NASA


http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/LE2007Mar03-Fig1.GIF

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From NASA's website:

In the USA, the eclipse will already be underway when the moon rises on Saturday evening. Observing tip: Find a place with a clear view of the eastern horizon and station yourself there at sunset. As the sun goes down behind you, a red moon will rise before your eyes.

Observers in eastern North and South America will find the moon already partially or totally eclipsed at moonrise. From western North America, only the final penumbral phases are visible.

Moon's path through Earth's shadows as well as a map illustrating worldwide visibility are available on the NASA website.