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Dr. Neal Sumerlin keeps us abreast of happenings in the night sky and the progress of the new Belk Astronomical Observatory.
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Total Lunar Eclipse
Posted on 02/04/2008On the night of February 20, there will be a total lunar eclipse visible from eastern North America. The Earth's shadow will begin "biting" into the full moon at 8:43 PM EST, and at 10:00 PM, the moon will be completely within that shadow. Totality lasts for 52 minutes, after which the process runs in reverse as the Sun-illuminated portion of the moon grows ever larger. This map (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2008Feb21T.GIF ) shows the path of the moon through the Earth's shadow, and the portions of the Earth's surface from which the eclipse will be visible. As always, we can only hope for clear skies!
