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Lunar Eclipse Next Tuesday Morning
Raver32 writes "Tuesday morning, Aug. 28 brings us the second total lunar eclipse of 2007. Those living in the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia will be able to partake in at least some of this sky show.
The very best viewing region for viewing this eclipse will fall across the Pacific Rim, including the West Coast of the United States and Canada, as well as Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand and eastern Australia. All these places will be able to see the complete eclipse from start to finish.
Europeans will miss out on the entire show, as the Moon will be below the horizon during their mid and late morning hours."
Whereas in a lunar eclipse, the Sun stands directly between the Earth and the Moon, blocking your view of the Moon.
Which also means it's going to be very, very, hot on Tuesday morning.
Um...
Is this another post that should be modded Funny, but people are feeling generous with karma?
The earth is going to be direcly between the sun and the moon, in case anyone's still not sure as to how this works.
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
Technically, western hemisphere includes Ireland, Portugal, Senegal, Liberia, etc. In fact, anything west of the Greenwich meridian. Practically, it is the Americas.
ID: the nose did not occur naturally, how would we wear glasses otherwise? (apologies to Voltaire)
There is better coverage of this eclipse and others at NASA's eclipse page.
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The Western Hemisphere is everything west of the Greenwich Meridian, all the way to the International Date Line.
Therefore it exludes most of europe, except for parts of Spain and Britain, and Portugal and Eire.