by apricity » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:47 am
PEOPLE IN CANADA-THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE 8 YEARS AGO-A LUNAR ECLIPSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT BEST AROUND 10:00-11:00-ALL AROUND CANADA-THE MOON WILL GO RED-AN ELIPSE HAPPENS EVERY MONTH, RIGHT? BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED LIKE THIS IN 8-10 YEARS BECAUSE TODAY ITS ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE.
(Short Virsion-The Winter soltice is today, and so is the Lunar Eclipse. They happen at the same time. So, this hasn't happened (theWinter solstice and the Lunar eclipse on the smae day) in eight/ten years!)
What will happen:
The moon will slowly start to turn red, then to black, ALL NIGHT
What is a Lunar Eclipse?:
As Earth orbits the Sun, it sometimes comes between the Sun and the Moon. When this happens the Earth blocks out some of the sunlight that would normally reach the Moon and creates a shadow which travels across the Moon's surface. This is called a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse can be partial or total. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when, during the passage of Earth's shadow, the entire Moon is never completely shaded. A total lunar eclipse happens when Earth's shadow completely covers the Moon. The part of the Moon covered by the Earth's shadow is usually still faintly visible because it is lit by sunlight that has been bent by Earth's atmosphere. This light gives the Moon a reddish glow during the eclipse. A lunar eclipse can last for more than an hour and only occurs during a full moon.