Sunday, December 19, 2010

Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipses are always special, but next Monday evening and Tuesday morning in a real rarity: This is the first time a total lunar eclipse will coincide with the winter solstice in 372 years. In addition, the meteor shower Ursine, usually without complications, can put in a small shop, while at night the sky darkened.

 
But he will stay late or get up early to see everything.

 
On the east coast, the eclipse begins half an hour after midnight, Tuesday, 21 December. In the West, begins at 21:30 GMT, Monday. Throughout the country, the entire eclipse will be visible before the moon in the west as the sun rises in the east. Maximum eclipse is 03.17 clock EST/12: 17 Clock PT. [SPACE.com 's Guide View]

 
You see a solar eclipse is easy. When the sky is clear, go out and just look. The most attractive segments occur when the moon is in the shadow of the earth as a whole, called the shadow, and of course during totality. Show you the 12 steps is. Depending on the amount of particles in the atmosphere, the moon may turn a dark orange or blood redduring the eclipse.

 
You do not need a telescope, I thought it would be nice if you use, to the moon and study its crater as the event develops.

 
Lunar eclipses are things generated by tradition and a lot of hype and fear over the centuries. Some elders have seen the bite is from the moon literally. Columbus to a blood-red eclipse in 1504 to natives on Jamaica into feeding his crew scare.

 
In fact, more interesting celestial mechanics and the dramatic darkening of the moon, nothing special happened in the physical or psychological harm or during the full moon during a lunar eclipse.

 
For all the truth of truths vs. myths moon, see our Top 10 Amazing Facts moon and lunar effects on the truth about you.

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