Latest August 2007 lunar eclipse Stories

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on June 26 that will be visible from parts of North America, weather permitting. The eclipse will take place as the moon crosses through the southern portion of Earth's shadow in the constellation Sagittarius. The moon's diameter will be dramatically darkened at its peak, possibly tinged slightly with a mixture of faint orange and reddish hues. There are filtered glows of innumerable sunsets and sunrises occurring around the rim of the Earth at the same...

LONDON - The first total lunar eclipse in three years will give nearly every continent at least a partial view when the moon turns a shade of crimson as light reaching it from the sun is blotted out by the Earth. People in the eastern parts of North and South America will find the moon already partially or totally eclipsed by the time it rises over the horizon, while east Asia will see the eclipse cut short by moonset. Earth's shadow will begin moving across the moon at 3:18 p.m. EST, with...