A Nice (Almost Total) Eclipse of the Moon Aug. 27

On the evening of Thursday, August 27th, a beautiful eclipse of the Moon will be visible throughout North America. In a lunar eclipse, the Moon and the Sun are exactly opposite each other in our sky, and the Earth gets between them. This means the Earth’s shadow falls on the full Moon, slowly darkening and reddening it. On Aug. 27, 96% of the Moon’s area will be covered by the shadow, making for a dramatic, and easy-to-see evening spectacle. This kind of eclipse is perfectly safe to look at with your eyes or binoculars. My information sheet with exact times, diagrams, and viewing suggestions can be read or downloaded at: http://bit.ly/Auglunareclipse Feel free to share the information with family and friends. Hope you get a chance to see it. _______________________________________________________________ Speaking of eclipses, you might have seen the media coverage of the total eclipse of the Sun on August 12, visible from Spain and other countries on that side of the world. Many…