Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Rare Lunar Eclipse















There is going to be a rare lunar eclipse tonight on the Winter solstice. According to NASA, the last time this occurred was in 1638. It is not expected to happen again until 2094.

The eclipse will last 3.5 hours. It starts at 1:30am EST and ends around 5:00am EST. The earth's shadow will completely cover the moon for 72 minutes.

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