On the morning of December 21, 2010 tens of millions of people will watch the lunar eclipse, where our neighbor in space horizon moon will be in the shadow of the Earth.
With favorable weather and clear this will be one of the most beautiful sights of nature today: a total lunar eclipse.
The passage of the moon through the Earth's shadow is equally visible in all the land where the moon is above the horizon. The lunar eclipse will be seen in Russia and Ukraine, in North and South America, northern and western parts of Europe.
In a small portion of northeast Asia, including Korea and most of Japan. The audience of observers may be about 1, 5 billion people.
Unlike solar eclipses, which require special precautions to protect the eyes, watching the eclipse of the moon safely. All you need are your eyes and your desire to see it live.
Binoculars or a telescope will certainly more complete and pleasant sight.
Lunar eclipse 2010
The lunar eclipse will begin December 21, 2010 at 07:41 GMT and will last 28 minutes of 3:00, the total eclipse phase will be 72 minutes, you can check on their hours.
Last total lunar eclipse was on 20 - 21 February 2008 and has been seen in South America and in Europe, most of Africa and Western Asia.
In 2011, the planned two full lunar eclipse.
The first eclipse of June 15 will be best seen from the Eastern Hemisphere and will continue in the full phase of the eclipse 1 hour 40 minutes.
Other total lunar eclipse will occur on December 10 and will be visible over the western part of North America.
The third total lunar eclipse will take place from 14 to 15 April 2014 and will be seen across North America.
Solar and lunar eclipses occur when repeated relative position of the sun, the moon and the lunar orbital nodes. This interval between eclipses the ancient Greeks called the Saros. It is 223 Moon turnover or 18, 11 days and 8 hours.
Some esoteric teachings say that the positions of celestial bodies has a hidden philosophical meaning and is associated with the rebirth of the sun.
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