FIT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse - June 15, 2011 Tomorrow (June 15) the world will witness the longest total lunar eclipse since 2000. Don?t say we didn?t tell you! This time the Moon will pass directly through the center of the Earth?s shadow cone ? an event that hasn?t happened in 11 years and won?t happen again until 2018. Totality of the lunar eclipse, where Earth?s shadow completely covers the moon, will last from an hour to an hour and a half. The dramatic event will see the moon changing colours and turning blood red. This lunar eclipse will be seen in its entirety from western China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Arabia and the eastern half of Africa. Viewers outside of North America will be able to see the lunar eclipse, while Europeans will miss the early stages of the event. But wait, before you just read on to another article because you can?t see it from where you live, remember today we?ve got the thing called Internet, so thanks to the net we?ll all have a chance to see the full lunar eclipse. What is Lunar Eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun?s rays and casting a shadow on the moon. As the moon moves deeper and deeper into Earth?s shadow, the moon changes colour before your very eyes, turning from gray to an orange or deep shade of red. Why does the moon turn blood red? The moon takes on this new colour because indirect sunlight is still able to pass through Earth?s atmosphere and cast a glow on the moon. Our atmosphere filters out most of the blue coloured light, leaving the red and orange hues that we see during a lunar eclipse. Extra particles in the atmosphere, from say a recent volcanic eruption, will cause the moon to appear a darker shade of red. Can the lunar eclipse be seen directly with naked eyes? Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are perfectly safe to view without any special glasses or equipment ................... so i will be able to see it Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudslag Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 cant see it from North America so boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 what time is it happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIT Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 will begin at 1:24 p.m. EDT (1724 GMT) and last until 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagerd0g Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 damn... on the wrong side of the world :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Why does all the cool space stuff get to be always seen by the other side of the world? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Has anybody found a source to view a stream of it online? When the previous eclipse occurred, I watched a stream of it from a University in Florida since it was cloudy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 15, 2011 Member Share Posted June 15, 2011 cant see it from North America so boo I know. I guess I'll see it on the news or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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