Second lunar eclipse this year will be visible from the U.S. Corina Ciubotaru

A new lunar eclipse is going to be visible for all interested eyes in America, Asia and the Pacific Islands on Tuesday morning, starting at 4:51 A.M. EDT. It's the second one this year and it won't be visible from Europe, but sky watchers from the two continents will have the chance to see it live for about 3.5 hours, if the weather conditions are good and the sky is clear. People in the Eastern states on the U.S. will not be able to experience the entire phenomenon because the sunrise will interrupt them but the show will most likely prove awesome for the lucky ones in the West. It's going to be the longest eclipse in seven years.An eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun and sunlight can't reach the Moon anymore. The Sun's light will pass through our planet's atmosphere and the refraction effect will give the moon a reddish glow if the atmosphere is dusty enough during the full eclipse period, lasting about one and a half hours. Though partial eclipses have been spotted now and then, total ones only occur about twice a year. The last total lunar eclipse was on March 3rd and was visible in parts of the world that won't get to see this one, such as Europe and Africa. The next time a lunar eclipse will be visible from Earth is going to be on February 21st 2008, and will be visible in Europe, America and Asia.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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