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Lunar Eclipse October 17 12:00 GMT

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the coming-to-a-store-near-you dept.

saskboy writes "Space Weather gives viewing instructions for tonight's partial lunar eclipse. 'According to folklore, October's full moon is called the "Hunter's Moon" or sometimes the "Blood Moon." It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. The Hunter's Moon of 2005 is due on Oct. 17th.'"

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  1. Scuttle Monkey is a dork by Usquebaugh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thanks for letting me know about these unpredictable events, I mean it's truly shocking in this day and age we cannot predict eclipses.

    Tell me, will this momentus event be preceeded by a sunset and folowed by a sunrise?

    (sign) /. news for joe public posted by incompetent admins (sign)