Chief
02-19-2008, 05:10 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080219-lunar-eclipse.html
John Roach
for National Geographic News
February 18, 2008
The Hollywood writers' strike may be over, but perhaps the best prime-time show this Wednesday night is in the sky: a total lunar eclipse.
The moon will be completely submerged in Earth's shadow from 10:01 to 10:51 p.m. ET.
"It's very well placed for the U.S.," said Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist and eclipse expert at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The celestial spectacle is visible throughout the Americas as well as during the wee hours of Thursday morning in Europe, most of Africa, and western Asia.
All told, well over a billion people will have the opportunity to view the show, according to Espenak.
**SCHNIPP**
We should have an excellent view from this area starting around 7:00 PM
John Roach
for National Geographic News
February 18, 2008
The Hollywood writers' strike may be over, but perhaps the best prime-time show this Wednesday night is in the sky: a total lunar eclipse.
The moon will be completely submerged in Earth's shadow from 10:01 to 10:51 p.m. ET.
"It's very well placed for the U.S.," said Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist and eclipse expert at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The celestial spectacle is visible throughout the Americas as well as during the wee hours of Thursday morning in Europe, most of Africa, and western Asia.
All told, well over a billion people will have the opportunity to view the show, according to Espenak.
**SCHNIPP**
We should have an excellent view from this area starting around 7:00 PM