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NASA's LRO takes extreme close-up of eclipse
Written by on June 14, 2011The year's first total eclipse of the moon will occur Wednesday, and it will be an unusually long one. The phenomenon is known as a total lunar eclipse, when the moon is completely hidden by the Earth's shadow. The red light is caused by the Earth blocking the sun from the moon, so only red [...]
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Written by on June 13, 2011LOS ANGELES — The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe. Except if you're in the United States and Canada. LOS ANGELES — The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a [...]
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Written by on June 13, 2011LOS ANGELES — The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe. Except if you're in the United States and Canada. Wednesday, June 15: India and other parts of South Asia will witness a lunar eclipse starting midnight and [...]
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